Services for People in Rural and Remote Areas

Follow the links below to find information on services for people in rural and remote areas.

Reviewed May 2011

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Title:   Regional Services
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   Information is provided about the services provided by metropolitan regional offices of Novita to particular country areas of South Australia.
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Information on the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) and its delivery of primary health services to people in rural and remote Australia.
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Rural women's GP service
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Information about the Rural Women's GP Service (RWGPS).
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship (MRBS) Scheme
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship (MRBS) Scheme is an Australian Government initiative designed to address doctor shortage outside metropolitan areas across Australia. The MRBS scheme provides one hundred additional Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) each year to first year Australian medical students at participating universities across the country. Students accepting the MRBS commit to working for six continuous years in a rural or remote area of Australia less any credit obtained through Scaling, after completing their medical training as a specialist. The Scholarship is worth over $25,000 a year and is currently tax free and indexed annually.
Date:   Dec 2011
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:   Nov 2010
Title:   Nurse Scholarship Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This program has been consolidated into the new Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship and Support Scheme (NAHSSS).
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Multi-purpose Services
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Background information on the development of the Multi-purpose Service (MPS) program, together with its objectives and benefits.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Rural health services
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Information on a range of rural health services and initiatives.
Date:   Apr 2010

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