Objective: To investigate the demographics, employment, education and factors affecting
recruitment and retention of New South Wales (NSW) rural allied health professionals …

Objective: To survey allied health professionals in one region of New South Wales. Design:
A questionnaire designed to give a profile of the allied health workforce was mailed to 451 …

There is a lack of detailed evidence about the allied health workforce to inform proposed
health care reforms. The South Australian Allied Health Workforce (SAAHW) survey …

Objective. This paper describes stages in the research literature related to recruitment and
retention of health professionals to rural health careers. Data sources. Electronic databases …

Background Uneven distribution of the medical workforce is globally recognised, with
widespread rural health workforce shortages. There has been substantial research on …

Background Australians living in rural and remote communities experience relatively poor
health status in comparison to the wider Australian population (Med J Aust 185: 37-38 …

Objective: To identify recruitment and retention issues for allied health professionals at two
rural health services. Design: A qualitative study using semi‐structured interviews was used …

The allied health professions form approximately 18% of the health workforce in Australia
and are well placed to contribute to future multidisciplinary models of health care. There are …

The aim of this paper is to explore the lack of retention of allied health professionals in rural
areas in Victoria, Australia. A structured telephone interview was used to elicit responses …

Background Policy initiatives to improve retention of the rural health workforce have relied
primarily on evidence for rural doctors, most of whom practice under a private business …