Background: Poor retention of health workers is a significant problem in rural and remote
areas, with negative consequences for both health services and patient care. Objective: This …

The recruitment and retention of health workers in under-served areas is an international
problem affecting both developed and developing countries. There has been a surfeit of …

People living in rural and remote areas face challenges in accessing appropriate health
services, many of which struggle to recruit and retain staff. While researchers have …

The field of rural health in Australia, and elsewhere, is known for its problems-the difficulties
of providing accessible health services, recruiting staff and providing quality healthcare. This …

O artigo analisa singularidades da organização Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) em
municípios rurais remotos (MRR) da Amazônia sob influência dos rios e discute desafios …

Objective: To highlight how evidence from studies of innovative rural and remote models of
service provision can inform global health system reform in order to develop appropriate …

Objective: Rural and remote health research has highlighted the many problems
experienced in the bush. While attention to problems has raised awareness of the needs of …

Background This paper explores how community participation can be used in designing
rural primary healthcare services by describing a study of Scottish communities. Community …

In many federated countries, there is divided health system responsibility that can affect
primary health care (PHC) policy and implementation, and complicate collaboration …

Adequate health workforce alone will not ensure optimal health service access. We consider
what an effective and sustainable health system for rural and remote Australia might look …