Services for Health Professionals and Providers

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Updated April 2005

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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:   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:   Allied health (individual) services under Medicare
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Medicare rebates for certain allied health services are available for patients with chronic conditions and complex care needs on referral from their GP.
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:   Allied Health Services
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information on allied health services, including dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, occupational and speech therapy and psychology.
Date:   Jan 2008

Title:   Treatment access
Publisher:   Australian Prostate Cancer Collaboration
Description:   Finding a urologist; access to prostate cancer treatment; prostate cancer medical specialists

Title:   Access a dietitian
Publisher:   Diabetes Australia - Victoria
Description:   Healthy eating is the basis of managing diabetes. Each individual needs a healthy eating plan to meet their needs. It is strongly recommended that every person diagnosed with diabetes attend an Accredited Practising Dietitian. A dietitian will provide individualized, practical advice in the form of a sample menu plan, recipe ideas, eating out suggestions and special occasion foods.
Date:   Jul 2007

Title:   Population Health Capacity Building Grant
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   These Grants will provide flexible support to build groups of excellent population health researchers to pursue broadly based collaborative research activity.
Date:   Mar 2007

Title:   Accommodation advice - special needs
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Aged Care Assessment Services (ACAS) is a program which helps older people and younger people with a disability gain access to the services they need. These services may include aged care services, health services and other community support services.
Date:   Jul 2006

Title:   Complaints about health services
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The Health Services Commissioner's office has friendly, helpful staff who can assist people to resolve complaints about health service providers (for example, doctors, dentists or hospitals). So, if you have a complaint, please contact the office for advice.
Date:   Jul 2006

Title:   Factsheet 4 - The help is out there
Publisher:   beyondblue
Description:   On this factsheet we've listed a few of the more common people and services that you might approach for help. We've included information about costs, booking appointments, about what may happen during an appointment and about how each service is designed to help you.

Title:   DoctorConnect
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   DoctorConnect has been produced to provide a starting point for both overseas trained doctors (OTDs) who may be considering work in Australia and for employers seeking to recruit them.
Date:   Apr 2005

Title:   NSW Health Care Interpreter Service
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Information about the NSW Health Care Interpreter Service is given, with details on how to book an interpreter, and why careful translation is important when dealing with medical matters.
Date:   Feb 1998

Title:   How the Health Care Interpreter Service can help
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Information about the NSW Health Care Interpreter Service and the Translating and Interpreting Service.
Date:   Oct 1997
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