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Doors open to affordable 'home away from home' for regional Victorians undergoing medical treatment

HealthTimes - 26-07-2018

Bendigo Bank has now opened Bendigo Bank House, a new short-term, affordable and subsidised accommodation facility at Bendigo Hospital for regional patients, their carers

 
Nursing accreditation at risk without adequate funding for locum support

HealthTimes - 25-06-2018

Located in the Corangamite Shire, also known as the Lakes and Craters region, Camperdown has a steady population of over 3,300 residents. It is two and a half hours west of

 
Hospital closures leave nurses out in the cold

Nicole Madigan - 14-06-2018

More than 200 nurses will be impacted by Healthscope’s decision to close Geelong Private Hospital and Cotham Private Hospital, a move which has left staff shocked and

 
Exploring the legacy and shaping the future of rural and remote health research

HealthTimes - 27-03-2018

The 6th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium: Outback Infront is taking place in Canberra from 11-12 April 2018.

 
Rural Health Workforce scholarship program deadline approaches

Sharon Smith - 28-11-2017

The Rural Workforce Agency Network has announced the launch of the first national call for applications for the Health Workforce Scholarship Program, which supports postgraduate

 
The challenges and rewards of outback nursing

HealthTimes - 06-11-2017

Sue Miller never wanted to be a nurse.  She laughs when she tells me over a phone conversation from her home in Cairns that for the first twenty years of her career she

 
Heart disease kills more regional, rural and remote Australians

HealthTimes - 18-10-2017

New research has revealed people living in regional, rural or remote Australia are 90% more likely to die from heart conditions caused by high blood pressure than people

 
Helping to make a difference truly is the greatest reward

HealthTimes - 25-08-2017

Nat Luxton is a Registered Nurse (RN)/midwife and has been registered with Rural LAP since 2011. She was originally from Brisbane but now resides at Corindi Beach on the Northern

 
Medical students more likely to 'go rural' with background and training combination

HealthTimes - 13-07-2017

The combination of a rural background and rural undergraduate training has a multiplier effect on the likelihood of medical graduates practicing outside metropolitan areas,

 
Targeting sugary drinks in remote Indigenous communities

Karen Keast - 22-06-2017

A nutrition strategy to reduce the portion size and availability of soft drink has reduced the consumption of sugary drinks in a remote Indigenous community.

 

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