Remote Health
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Record number of training positions for aspiring rural doctors HealthTimes - 10-08-2018
This year, more than 50 Rural Generalist Training positions are being offered across NSW through the NSW Rural Generalist Medical Training Program managed by the Health Education
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Doors open to affordable 'home away from home' for regional Victorians undergoing medical treatment HealthTimes - 26-07-2018
Bendigo Bank has now opened Bendigo Bank House, a new short-term, affordable and subsidised accommodation facility at Bendigo Hospital for regional patients, their carers
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Nursing accreditation at risk without adequate funding for locum support HealthTimes - 25-06-2018
Located in the Corangamite Shire, also known as the Lakes and Craters region, Camperdown has a steady population of over 3,300 residents. It is two and a half hours west of
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Hospital closures leave nurses out in the cold Nicole Madigan - 15-06-2018
More than 200 nurses will be impacted by Healthscope’s decision to close Geelong Private Hospital and Cotham Private Hospital, a move which has left staff shocked and
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Exploring the legacy and shaping the future of rural and remote health research HealthTimes - 27-03-2018
The 6th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium: Outback Infront is taking place in Canberra from 11-12 April 2018.
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Rural Health Workforce scholarship program deadline approaches Sharon Smith - 28-11-2017
The Rural Workforce Agency Network has announced the launch of the first national call for applications for the Health Workforce Scholarship Program, which supports postgraduate
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The challenges and rewards of outback nursing HealthTimes - 06-11-2017
Sue Miller never wanted to be a nurse. She laughs when she tells me over a phone conversation from her home in Cairns that for the first twenty years of her career she
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Heart disease kills more regional, rural and remote Australians HealthTimes - 18-10-2017
New research has revealed people living in regional, rural or remote Australia are 90% more likely to die from heart conditions caused by high blood pressure than people
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Helping to make a difference truly is the greatest reward HealthTimes - 25-08-2017
Nat Luxton is a Registered Nurse (RN)/midwife and has been registered with Rural LAP since 2011. She was originally from Brisbane but now resides at Corindi Beach on the Northern
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Medical students more likely to 'go rural' with background and training combination HealthTimes - 13-07-2017
The combination of a rural background and rural undergraduate training has a multiplier effect on the likelihood of medical graduates practicing outside metropolitan areas,
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Targeting sugary drinks in remote Indigenous communities Karen Keast - 22-06-2017
A nutrition strategy to reduce the portion size and availability of soft drink has reduced the consumption of sugary drinks in a remote Indigenous community.
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Celebrating the NT's 'bush nurses' HealthTimes - 11-05-2017
Being bogged in the outback and having to throw a radio antenna over the branches of a tall eucalypt to get reception are just some of the challenges bush nurses have faced
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Medical students go 'rural' to learn about health in Tasmania's regions HealthTimes - 10-04-2017
More than 120 medical students from the University of Tasmania are on rural placements this week, through an immersive program preparing them to become doctors.
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Hundreds of rural nurses speak up Karen Keast - 12-12-2016
More than 700 rural nurses from across Australia have voiced their professional needs and concerns in a CRANAplus survey. As the peak body for the remote health
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Rural training pathway needed for nurses and allied health HealthTimes - 20-10-2016
Better training pathways and promotion are needed to convince more nurses and allied health professionals to go rural, according to a new study released today.
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Nurse and midwife awarded highest remote health accolade Karen Keast - 01-12-2015
Sandra McElligott was sitting outside a health clinic in central Australia when an Aboriginal man asked her where all the “white fella nurses” come from.
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More support needed for rural specialist services AAP - 05-10-2015
Action is needed to improve the stability of specialist medical services in rural Australia, say researchers. Only about half of medical specialists
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Remote health professionals wanted for trauma study Karen Keast - 31-10-2016
A new study aims to improve the management of remote health professionals who experience traumatic events. CRANAplus,
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$15m boost for tropical health research AAP - 12-05-2015
The federal government has announced more than $15 million for extra research for tropical health and to support the development of northern Australia. More
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Canberra should 'butt out' of NT hospital AAP - 07-05-2015
The NT Treasurer says that unless the Commonwealth is prepared to help fund the operational costs of a new hospital, it should "butt out". If the
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