Professor of Nursing (Primary Health Care), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders
University, Adelaide SA, Australia tality, especially road accidents, higher rates of …

Attracting and retaining allied health professionals in rural areas is a recognised problem in
both Australia and overseas. Predicted increases in health needs will require strategic …

Objectives: To measure variations in patterns of turnover and retention, determinants of
turnover, and costs of recruitment of allied health professionals in rural areas. Design: Data …

Rural communities in Australia have particular health needs, and the recruitment and
retention of Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) is a significant concern. Despite the …

Objective In 2015, the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services commissioned
the Victorian Allied Health Workforce Research Program to provide data on allied health …

Objective: To describe the efforts of health faculties at the University of Sydney to contribute
to the recruitment and retention of rural health professionals and examine for opportunities …

Allied health professionals play a pivotal role in primary and preventative health care.
Studies that address allied health practice in rural areas provide information on strategies in …

This paper provides an overview of rural health discourse in Australia highlighting
contemporary rural health practice, models of care and the challenges experienced in …

Background Rural and remote areas of Australia are facing serious health workforce
shortages. While a number of schemes have been developed to improve recruitment to and …