Our community - the work we do has the ability to profoundly change the health and well-being of our communities, our postcode should not determine our health and well-being status
Implement mechanisms that give control back to LOCAL communities across rural Australia to make Local... more
Rural inpatients in tertiary hospitals in capital cities often find themselves in distressing circumstances without their loved ones around them. Sometimes they may be away from their homes for long periods, undergoing treatment. Every tertiary hospital should employ a "Rural Liaison... more
Government and Universities could create a program of training for “Community Health Workers” targeting small remote towns with a single health practitioner such as a remote area nurse. These workers would be drawn from the town population and could be trained to provide basic essential... more
there needs to be serious silo busting the more remote you are. Health, education, welfare, justice, agriculture, mining, water, EPA. Some key officers working across several departments such as an Ag, biodiversity, water, EPA person, and health and welfare officers who might also cover... more
Rural Health needs to be engaging more with Local government authorities to create a ground swell in taking a wellness approach across all ages in community thus increasing the capacity for care
This can have a significant collective impact which keeps evolving for health services and... more
Preparing a ready workforce for deployment when disasters occur requires centralized recruitment and an existing framework to prevent delays as was found after the North Qld TCDebbie experience. Prepare prepare prepare.