Doctors in Rural and Remote Areas

Follow the links below to find information about doctors working in rural and remote areas.

Reviewed November 2007

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Title:   More Allied Health Services (MAHS) Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The aim of the More Allied Health Services (MAHS) Program is to improve the health of people living in rural areas through allied health care, with linkages between allied health care and general practice.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Section 19AB of the Health Insurance Act 1973
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This fact sheet provides an overview of section 19AB of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   HECS Reimbursement Scheme
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The HECS Reimbursement Scheme aims to promote careers in rural medicine and increase the number of doctors in rural and regional Australia in the longer term.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Media release. $6.5m palliative care boost for rural areas
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government has today announced funding of more than $6.5 million - in the field of palliative care -- to provide more coordinated care for rural Australians with a life-limiting illness.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Rural Retention Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Rural Retention Program (RRP) is an initiative that recognises long-serving general practitioners in rural and remote communities that may experience significant difficulties in retaining general practitioners. Communities in which these doctors work will benefit through improved access to general practice services and continuity of health care.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Training for Rural and Remote Procedural General Practitioners Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Training for Rural and Remote Procedural General Practitioners Program (TRRPGPP) provides financial assistance for procedural GPs in rural and remote areas to access relevant activities in order to assist them in maintaining or updating their skills.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Workforce Support for Rural General Practitioners program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Workforce Support for Rural General Practitioners (WSRGP) program is used to support the newly arrived and existing general practice workforce in rural areas. This includes support for training and professional development, and locum support.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Rural and Remote General Practice Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Funding for activities to recruit and retain general practitioners to/in rural and remote areas.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Rural women's GP service
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Information about the Rural Women's GP Service.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Rural Advanced Specialist Trainee Support
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Rural Advanced Specialist Trainee Support (RASTS) program funds specialist training initiatives in rural Australia.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Advanced Specialist Training Posts in Rural Areas
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   $2 million is allocated annually through the Advanced Specialist Training Posts in Rural Areas (ASTPRA) program to the state governments and the Northern Territory government for accredited advanced specialist training posts in rural and regional areas.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Specialist Re-Entry Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Specialist Re-Entry Program (SREP) aims to increase the specialist workforce by supporting specialists who want to resume clinical practice after having taken a break; specialists who want to re-enter an area of specialty in order to expand the medical services that they provide; and qualified proceduralists who wish to resume procedural work.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Support Scheme for Rural Specialists
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Support Scheme for Rural Specialists (SSRS) provides funding for innovative approaches to support the continuing professional development (CPD) and peer support needs of specialists practising in rural and remote areas.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Australian General Practice Training Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian General Practice Training Program offers up to 600 postgraduate vocational training placements each year for medical graduates wanting to pursue a career in General Practice in Australia.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Media release. More support for after hours GP services in Geelong
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Two more GP clinics in Geelong will receive funding from the Australian Government to help them provide after-hours services.
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Media release. $15.4 million for new palliative care initiatives
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government today announced more than $15 million in funding for two new palliative care initiatives.
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Rural Retention Program - Central Payments System guidelines
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This document describes the Central Payments System, outlining who is eligible and how payments are calculated.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Media release. More emergency medicine training for rural doctors
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   From 16 April, the Australian Government will increase training support in emergency medicine procedures for procedural GPs practising in the bush. The increased assistance will be available as part of the Training for Rural and Remote Procedural GPs Program, which supports rural and remote GPs doing procedural work that specialists carry out in urban areas.
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Media release. Another boost for rural health education in Lismore
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   A new $1.1 million lecture theatre and administration building at the Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health (NRUDRH) in Lismore opened on 16 April will help give about 400 students a year the opportunity to train in a rural setting while providing extra clinical services to the community.
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Immunisation and wound management services provided by registered Aboriginal Health Workers
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   On 1 May 2006, two new Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items were introduced for immunisation and wound management services provided by Aboriginal Health Workers in the Northern Territory on behalf of a GP.
Date:   Feb 2007
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