In the space allocated in this paper, I will outline a new initiative that has recently been
started up in the region of the LJpper Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The initiative is a …

The South Australian Health Commission is currently implementing the regionalisation of
health services in country areas within a Funder Owner Purchaser Provider model. This …

INTRODUCTION: Primary health care is critical, particularly in rural areas distant from
secondary care services. AIM: To describe the development of Coast to Coast Health Centre …

Models of health service delivery in rural and remote areas are shifting away from medical
models towards more collaborative and integrative primary health care models which focus …

'Introduction': Development of sustainable multidisciplinary services in north-west
Queensland, Australia, is challenged by large distances, culturally diverse communities, a …

In 2003 Health Workforce Queensland (formerly known as the Queensland Rural Medical
Support Agency), undertook a research project to understand why rural and remote …

The Third National Rural Health Conference was convened at Mt Beauty in February 1995,
by the National Rural Health Alliance, to promote the continuing improvement of the health …

A preliminary analysis of a survey answered by 317 health practitioners with interests in
heath in rural and remote Australia is described. The most important unresolved issues in …

The Regional Australia Summit brought together 282 invited delegates from all parts of
Australia. The aim of the Summit was to develop partnerships between the government …

This paper outlines recent developments in relation to the proposed university departments
of rural health, and highlights how the principles (articulated by the Commonwealth …