15NRHC Recommendation - 03/26/2019 - 09:04

Mechanisms, including funding support, for localised coordination of health workforce recruitment and retention strategies could be important for greater cooperation (less competitive organisational behaviour) and longer term / sustained models of care responding to community need

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Comments

Yes. funding for health to be increased at the local government level to support a more place based strategy of service access informed by the community. The NRHA can lobby for independent health (well-being) advocate positions in rural and remote areas to leverage the community voice and collaboration of services across sectors.