Residents of rural and remote Australia have poorer health outcomes than their metropolitan
counterparts. A major contributor to these health disparities is chronic and severe health …

Background Allied health professionals working in rural areas face unique challenges, often
with limited access to resources. Accessing continuing professional development is one of …

Background Health workforce turnover remains a global concern, particularly in rural and
remote areas. Western rural areas are the least developed in China, where it faces the …

Background Motivation and job satisfaction have been identified as key factors for health
worker retention and turnover in low-and middle-income countries. District health managers …

Introduction: Rural health workforce shortages are a global phenomenon. Countries like
Australia, with industrialised economies, large land masses and broadly dispersed …

People living in rural places face unique challenges due to their geographic isolation and
often experience poorer health outcomes compared to people living in major cities. The …

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 paper explores the utility of sense of place, place attachment and belonging-in-place for
research into rural health workforce retention. One of the key contributors to health …

Context and issues: The introduction of individualised funding under the National Disability
Insurance Scheme in Australia aimed to increase individual choice and control over how …

Background The association between patient safety culture and staff outcomes remains
unclear to date. This study aimed to identify the relationship between patient safety …