About the rural health workforce
Find out about the status of the rural health workforce in Australia.
What we do
How we support the rural health workforce with policies and programs.
Stronger Rural Health Strategy
Read about our 10-year strategy to improve the health of people in rural Australia.
Rural health workforce programs
See a list of our programs to help health professionals in remote and rural locations.
Latest news
Latest news
Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly’s interview on ABC News Breakfast on 7 December 2023
Read the transcript of Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly’s interview with Lisa Millar on ABC News Breakfast about COVID-19.
Your Aged Care Update issue #47 – 5 December 2023
Your Aged Care Update #47: COVID-19 Aged Care Support Program extension grant finalisation, Free translating and interpreting services, AN-ACC price increased, Support at Home to be rolled out in two stages and more.
Did you know?
7 million
Australians live in remote and regional areas
3,000
extra doctors and nurses will be working in rural areas by 2028
240
is the number of rotations into rural primary care settings that we fund for junior doctors each year
Latest resources
Latest resources
Terms of reference – Working Better for Medicare Review
The terms of reference outlines the scope of the Working Better for Medicare Review.
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Privacy and confidentiality – Introduction to aged care video
This video emphasises the need for aged care staff to protect the private and sensitive information held by the organisation.
05:12
Care plan review and responding to changes in an older person – Introduction to aged care video
In this video, Tamika learns about the need to review a person's care plan and services after they have experienced a significant adverse health event.
06:05
Risk awareness and incident response – Introduction to aged care video
This video introduces an incident that occurs at the aged care centre and aims to help care staff understand what to look out for and how to respond appropriately if something does escalate into an incident.