| Description |
12 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Minister's foreword -- 2. Improving access to health care -- The Royal Flying Doctor Services -- Medicare for people in rural and remote areas -- Medicare Easyclaim -- 3. A new approach to rural health services -- Rural Multipurpose Health and Family Services Network -- Public Health -- 4. Meeting special needs within diverse communities -- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services -- Preventing youth suicide -- National Rural Health Alliance -- 5. Building a dedicated rural health workforce -- Rural and Remote General Practice Program -- Practice Incentives Program -- Divisions of General Practice Program -- The Rural Locum Relief Program -- Supporting nurse practitioners -- Bringing it all together: helping communities to attract doctors -- 6. Looking to the future: the role of education and training -- University education -- University departments of Rural Health -- The John Flynn Scholarship Scheme -- Rural student clubs -- Clinical assistanceship posts -- Training for overseas doctors -- Advanced Specialist Training Post Initiative -- The Rural Health Support, Education and Training Program.and regionali |
| Summary |
Provides a guide to the practical initiatives the government has undertaken to ensure that people living in rural and remote areas of Australia, have access to not only medical care and treatments, but programs designed to prevent health problems before they occur |
| Notes |
Commonwealth of Australia 1998 |
| Subject |
Rural health services -- Government policy -- Australia.
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Rural health services -- Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
| Author |
Australia. Department of Health and Family Services.
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| ISBN |
064236754X |
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