HealthTimes - 11-05-2017

Being bogged in the outback and having to throw a radio antenna over the branches of a tall eucalypt to get reception are just some of the challenges bush nurses have faced

HealthTimes - 10-04-2017

 More than 120 medical students from the University of Tasmania are on rural placements this week, through an immersive program preparing them to become doctors.

Karen Keast - 12-12-2016

More than 700 rural nurses from across Australia have voiced their professional needs and concerns in a CRANAplus survey. As the peak body for the remote health

HealthTimes - 20-10-2016

Better training pathways and promotion are needed to convince more nurses and allied health professionals to go rural, according to a new study released today.

Karen Keast - 01-12-2015

Sandra McElligott was sitting outside a health clinic in central Australia when an Aboriginal man asked her where all the “white fella nurses” come from.

AAP - 05-10-2015

Action is needed to improve the stability of specialist medical services in rural Australia, say researchers. Only about half of medical specialists

Karen Keast - 07-07-2015

A new study aims to improve the management of remote health professionals who experience traumatic events. CRANAplus,

AAP - 12-05-2015

The federal government has announced more than $15 million for extra research for tropical health and to support the development of northern Australia. More than

AAP - 07-05-2015

The NT Treasurer says that unless the Commonwealth is prepared to help fund the operational costs of a new hospital, it should "butt out". If the federal

Karen Keast - 14-04-2015

Graduate nurses, midwives, sonographers and specialists are continuing