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Rural and remote mental health recommendations supported by peak body

Nicole Madigan - 14-12-2021

COVID-19 has impacted the mental health of all Australians, but perhaps none more so that those living in remote and rural areas of Australia, where access to mental health

 
Rural COVID patients wait 24-48 hours for air transfers

AAP - 30-10-2021

New Rural Doctors Association president Megan Belot says COVID patients in country hospitals are waiting 24-48 hours for air transfers to get specialist help.

 
Virtual specialists have real impact on rural stroke patients

HealthTimes - 28-09-2021

‘Tele Stroke’ puts a Sydney stroke specialist in the emergency department of a rural hospital to give patients vital early assistance. Every minute

 
ADF troops sent to regions to aid COVID-19 crisis

AAP - 18-08-2021

Deputy Premier John Barilaro says he expects COVID-19 cases in western NSW Indigenous communities to spike as ADF troops arrive to help with vaccinations.

 
Helping rural hospitals overcome staff shortages to serve their community better

HealthTimes - 07-06-2021

Merridee Seiboth, Director of Nursing & Midwifery for the Loxton Hospital Complex in South Australia, discusses the challenges that rural hospitals face in recruiting

 
From trauma surgeries to emergency births - life as a rural doctor

Charlotte Mitchell - 27-05-2021

With the federal government’s budget announcement that $800.3 million would go towards improving the health of Australians in rural and remote areas, one country doctor

 
A woman died at medical centre with no doctor

AAP - 18-05-2021

An inquiry into rural and regional health has heard startling stories of understaffing and lack of equipment and vital supplies in central western NSW.

 
COVID-19 will have a long-term impact on rural communities

Health Times - 15-12-2020

Although vaccinations against COVID-19 have begun in the UK, the effects of the pandemic on the economy and society will continue to be felt for a long time.

 
Innovative training facility boosts rural health in Queensland

Haley Williams - 30-11-2020

A new training facility designed to boost nursing, midwifery and allied health skills in some of Queensland’s most remote communities has officially opened in

 
Designing rural health and aged care services

Health Times - 08-09-2020

By Don Marshall, Health Sector Lead - QLD, Partner with ThomsonAdsett Imagine having spent your entire life working the family farm in rural

 

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