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Rural Health Workforce Australia is the national peak body for advocacy and representation on Australian rural and remote health workforce issues. RHWA represents Rural Workforce Agencies in all states and the Northern Territory of Australia. Rural Health Workforce Australia is the national peak body for advocacy and representation on Australian rural and remote health workforce issues. RHWA represents Rural Workforce Agencies in all states and the Northern Territory of Australia.

RHWA Publications

Rural Health Workforce Australia's publications are listed below and can be downloaded.  Our member Rural Workforce Agencies also publish a significant amount of state-based information which can be found here.

Media releases are listed separately here. 

Medical Practice in Rural & Remote Australia - 2008 National Minimum Data Set Report 1/5/09
This report outlines the findings of the 2008 Survey of rural and remote Australian GP workforce by age, gender, location and procedural skillset.
For more information download this document
Submission on Interprofessional Education 8/4/09
RHWA's submisison on Interprofessional Health Education in Australia: A Proposal for future research and development
For more information download this document
Submission to National Health Workforce Taskforce. Health Education and Training. Clinical Placements Across Australia: Capturing data and understanding demand and capacity 8/4/09
RHWA's submission to the NHWT on Clinical training acorss Australia: Capturing data and understanding demand and capacity
For more information download this document
Submission to National Health Workforce Taskforce. Health Education and Training. Clinical training - governance and organisation 8/4/09
For more information download this document
Submission to the Interim Report of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission 8/4/09
RHWA's submission on the Interim Report of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission
For more information download this document
Will more medical places result in more rural GPs? A discussion paper 24/10/08
This discussion paper outlines why increasing the number of medical graduates and medical schools will not necessarily lead to more GPs for the bush
For more information download this document
Medical Practice in Rural & Remote Australia - 2007 National Minimum Data Set Report 8/7/08
The annual report on Minimum Data Set data from all 7 Rural Workforce Agencies at November 2007. The report analyses the rural and remote GP workforce by practitioner, setting and location.
For more information download this document
Supports Available to Current and Future GPs in Rural and Remote Australia 16/5/08
Find out what supports are available to high school students, university students, registrars and interns, urban GPs interested in rural practice, rural GPs and OTDs in rural and remote areas of Australia
For more information download this document
Pre Budget Submission to the Department of the Treasury 2008-20009 31/1/08
This submission focusses on supporting International Medical Graduates, making rural general practice more viable through infrastructure enhancement and make the incentives available to GPs more equitable.
For more information download this document
Indigenous Health Workforce Policy Background Paper 30/9/07
A comprehensive background paper on Indigenous Health Workforce issues developed to inform future work.
For more information download this document


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