Background and purpose Despite efforts to provide comprehensive health care services and
reduce inequalities, most developed countries face serious challenges in achieving …

Background One third of all Australians live outside of its major cities. Access to health
services and health outcomes are generally poorer in rural and remote areas relative to …

Doctors are distributed unequally across different regions in virtually all OECD countries,
and this causes concern about how to continue to ensure access to health services …

Objective To examine the extent and nature of evidence on the use of the environmental
scan (ES) in the health services delivery literature. Design Scoping review. Methods This …

Recruitment and retention of allied health professionals (AHPs) to remote and rural Australia
is challenging and correlates with poorer health status of remote and rural residents. While …

Purpose: Throughout the world, people with a disability who live in rural and remote areas
experience difficulty accessing a range of community-based services including speech …

The allied health workforce is one of the largest workforces in the health industry. It has a
critical role in cost-effective, preventative health care, but it is poorly accessible in rural areas …

This manuscript outlines the challenges and opportunities associated with rural mental
health practice, and provides descriptive data on the scope of care, area of competence, and …

Objective: This study assessed the level of patient satisfaction with diabetes remote
consultations via videoconferencing in a virtual outreach clinic. Materials and Methods: A …

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 …