Outcome 12: Health Workforce Capacity

Outcome 12 supports Australia’s health workforce, through education support and training programs for general practitioners, other medical specialists, nurses and allied health professionals.

To help achieve this in 2007–08, the Department managed programs under Outcome 12 to increase the number of health professionals in rural and other areas where there is a workforce shortage.

This chapter reports on the major activities undertaken by the Department during the year, addressing each of the key strategic directions and performance indicators published in the Outcome 12 chapters of the 2007–08 Health and Ageing Portfolio Budget Statements and 2007–08 Health and Ageing Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements.

The Mental Health and Workforce Division was responsible for managing Outcome 12 in 2007–08.