Rural health workforce contacts

A list of organisations relevant to the rural health workforce.

Contacts

Approved Medical Deputising Services (AMDS) program contact

Contact us for information about the Approved Medical Deputising (AMDS) program or to submit an application.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Approved Private Emergency Department Program contact

Contact us for information about the Approved Private Emergency Department Program, or for service provider applications to take part in the program.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Bonded Medical Program contact

Contact us about the Bonded Medical Program, Bonded Medical Places Scheme, Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship Scheme and the Bonded Return of Service System portal. To help us quickly categorise and address your request, include in the subject line: ‘[Scheme/program name] – [your name] – [request]’.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Deputy National Rural Health Commissioner – Allied Health and First Nations Health

Professor Faye McMillan AM is the Deputy National Rural Health Commissioner – Allied Health and First Nations Health.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Deputy National Rural Health Commissioner – Nursing and Midwifery

Adjunct Professor Shelley Nowlan is the Deputy National Rural Health Commissioner – Nursing and Midwifery.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Distribution Working Group secretariat

DWG members, Rural Workforce Agencies (RWAs) and Public Health Networks can use this email to contact the secretariat.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Health Grants Team

Contact the team for help and information about applying for grants listed on GrantConnect.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Health Workforce Division contact

Contact us with any questions about strengthening the role of the nursing workforce.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Junior Doctor Training Program – Private Hospital Stream contact

Contact us with questions about the Private Hospital Stream of the Junior Doctor Training Program.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Medical Workforce Reform Advisory Committee contact

Contact us for more information on the Medical Workforce Reform Advisory Committee.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

National Medical Workforce Strategy contact

Contact us for information about the National Medical Workforce Strategy.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

National Rural Health Commissioner

Professor Jenny May AM is the National Rural Health Commissioner.
Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner

Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner contact

The Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner (ONRHC) provides policy advice to the minister responsible for rural health. Contact them about their work to support reforms of rural health in Australia.
Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner

Other Medical Practitioners programs contact

Contact us for program guidelines and policy enquiries about the After Hours Other Medical Practitioners (AHOMPs), Rural Other Medical Practitioner (ROMPs), Outer Metropolitan Other Medical Practitioners (OMOMPs) and Medicare Plus for Other Medical Practitioners (MOMPs) programs.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Royal Flying Doctor Service contact

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) works to provide emergency medical and primary health care services to anyone who lives, works or travels in rural and remote Australia. We have provided funding for its important work since the 1930s.
Royal Flying Doctor Service

Rural Doctors Association of Australia

RDAA is the peak professional body representing the interests of rural and remote doctors and the communities they live and work in.
Rural Doctors Association of Australia

Rural Health Outreach Fund

Contact us for questions and further information about the fund.
Rural Health Outreach Fund

Rural health workforce contact

Contact us with questions about our work to support Australia's rural health workforce.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Rural workforce distribution contact

Contact us with questions about rural workforce distribution.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Working Better for Medicare Review team contact

Contact us for information about the Working Better for Medicare Review, which is examining the effectiveness of laws and geographic classifications we use to distribute the health workforce across areas of need.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
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