15 NRHC Recommendations

Recommendation TypesDelegate Recommendations are submitted by Conference delegates.
Concurrent Session Recommendations are submitted by session chairs.
Submitted Paper Recommendations are submitted by Conference speakers.
Delegate Recommendation

Committment to minimum 3 year funding for service provision to enable sufficient time to design, implement and evaluate services to a level that allows both consumer and service provider confidence.

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Theme: Funding
Recommendation TypesDelegate Recommendations are submitted by Conference delegates.
Concurrent Session Recommendations are submitted by session chairs.
Submitted Paper Recommendations are submitted by Conference speakers.
Delegate Recommendation

Federal and state funding mechanisms frequently result in short term funding commitments to employing organisations, including non-government organisations. This further frustrates attempts to establish employment certainty for prospective and current employees and is a major issue associated... more

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Theme: The rural workforce pipeline
Recommendation TypesDelegate Recommendations are submitted by Conference delegates.
Concurrent Session Recommendations are submitted by session chairs.
Submitted Paper Recommendations are submitted by Conference speakers.
Delegate Recommendation

On behalf of rural and remote Australian’s we need urgent commitment from Government and health sector stakeholders to invest in new and innovative primary health care models to address health inequities and strengthen primary health service sustainability.

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Theme: Comprehensive primary health care
Recommendation TypesDelegate Recommendations are submitted by Conference delegates.
Concurrent Session Recommendations are submitted by session chairs.
Submitted Paper Recommendations are submitted by Conference speakers.
Delegate Recommendation

1. Health should not be politicized
2 State government should be removed from delivering all community based services (get the crocodiles out of the pond)
3. Local councils should resume control of the community based serviced based on community need. This needs to be done... more

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Theme: Other
Recommendation TypesDelegate Recommendations are submitted by Conference delegates.
Concurrent Session Recommendations are submitted by session chairs.
Submitted Paper Recommendations are submitted by Conference speakers.
Delegate Recommendation

All Australians have a human right to high quality palliative care. Following the release of the National Palliative Care Strategy (2018) there needs to be a commitment and investment in ensuring Australians living in rural and remote locations can remain on country for the majority of their... more

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Theme: Access
Recommendation TypesDelegate Recommendations are submitted by Conference delegates.
Concurrent Session Recommendations are submitted by session chairs.
Submitted Paper Recommendations are submitted by Conference speakers.
Concurrent Session Recommendation

The provision of medical services should take into consideration the desire for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations to return to country for their spiritual and mental well being.

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Theme: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
Recommendation TypesDelegate Recommendations are submitted by Conference delegates.
Concurrent Session Recommendations are submitted by session chairs.
Submitted Paper Recommendations are submitted by Conference speakers.
Concurrent Session Recommendation

Steps to be taken to provide appropriate dental services to rural and remote regions in need.

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Theme: Access
Recommendation TypesDelegate Recommendations are submitted by Conference delegates.
Concurrent Session Recommendations are submitted by session chairs.
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Concurrent Session Recommendation

When rolling out a campaign to connect with hard to reach communities, that focus on health promotion, keep the content relatable, clear, and concise.

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Theme: Access
Recommendation TypesDelegate Recommendations are submitted by Conference delegates.
Concurrent Session Recommendations are submitted by session chairs.
Submitted Paper Recommendations are submitted by Conference speakers.
Delegate Recommendation

That the Commonwealth Government commits that within the next ten years that every Aboriginal person/community has effective access to a well funded Aboriginal community controlled health service providing comprehensive primary health care including SEWB programs, early childhood, family support... more

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Theme: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
Recommendation TypesDelegate Recommendations are submitted by Conference delegates.
Concurrent Session Recommendations are submitted by session chairs.
Submitted Paper Recommendations are submitted by Conference speakers.
Delegate Recommendation

Rural health multidisciplinary training programs could be expanded to include additional strategies to support recent graduates during their transition to rural practice, and thereby promote the likelihood they will want to continue a rural career path

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Theme: Other
Recommendation TypesDelegate Recommendations are submitted by Conference delegates.
Concurrent Session Recommendations are submitted by session chairs.
Submitted Paper Recommendations are submitted by Conference speakers.
Delegate Recommendation

The cost of delivering comprehensive primary health care to remote communities is high, however it is far less than the cost of managing chronic diseases in the long term.

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Theme: The rural workforce pipeline
Recommendation TypesDelegate Recommendations are submitted by Conference delegates.
Concurrent Session Recommendations are submitted by session chairs.
Submitted Paper Recommendations are submitted by Conference speakers.
Concurrent Session Recommendation

That the Imminent Birth Education Program be promoted as required training for rural and remote clinical staff (non-midwifery workforce) in non-birthing facilities Australia wide.

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Theme: Workforce education and training
Recommendation TypesDelegate Recommendations are submitted by Conference delegates.
Concurrent Session Recommendations are submitted by session chairs.
Submitted Paper Recommendations are submitted by Conference speakers.
Delegate Recommendation

We call on Commonwealth and State Government to adopt an integrated health and education systems approach in the vitally important health workforce business of creating and sustaining rural and remote clinical placement for health and medicine students

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Theme: Workforce education and training
Recommendation TypesDelegate Recommendations are submitted by Conference delegates.
Concurrent Session Recommendations are submitted by session chairs.
Submitted Paper Recommendations are submitted by Conference speakers.
Concurrent Session Recommendation

Make sex and gender minorities (SGM) and sex workers (SW)-affirmative training mandatory in all mental and physical healthcare education.

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Theme: Workforce education and training
Recommendation TypesDelegate Recommendations are submitted by Conference delegates.
Concurrent Session Recommendations are submitted by session chairs.
Submitted Paper Recommendations are submitted by Conference speakers.
Delegate Recommendation

The health sector has a large carbon footprint and must become more environemntally sustainable.We recommend that standards for all health professions include competencies for and standards for environmental sustainability.This will embed the requirement for health professional education to... more

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Theme: Social determinants of health
Recommendation TypesDelegate Recommendations are submitted by Conference delegates.
Concurrent Session Recommendations are submitted by session chairs.
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Delegate Recommendation

Comprehensive primary health care requires adequate funding to reduce the long term health cost of acute care. Investing in acute health care does not improve long term health outcomes.

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Theme: Comprehensive primary health care
Recommendation TypesDelegate Recommendations are submitted by Conference delegates.
Concurrent Session Recommendations are submitted by session chairs.
Submitted Paper Recommendations are submitted by Conference speakers.
Delegate Recommendation

Consistent, ongoing funding and support for preventative health and health promotion to keep our populations well for longer

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Theme: Funding
Recommendation TypesDelegate Recommendations are submitted by Conference delegates.
Concurrent Session Recommendations are submitted by session chairs.
Submitted Paper Recommendations are submitted by Conference speakers.
Delegate Recommendation

Engaging rural communities to take on mental wellbeing programs is a matter of collaboration.

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Theme: Other
Recommendation TypesDelegate Recommendations are submitted by Conference delegates.
Concurrent Session Recommendations are submitted by session chairs.
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Delegate Recommendation

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.

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Theme: The role of the Community
Recommendation TypesDelegate Recommendations are submitted by Conference delegates.
Concurrent Session Recommendations are submitted by session chairs.
Submitted Paper Recommendations are submitted by Conference speakers.
Delegate Recommendation

Using already established groups such as sporting clubs in rural areas to promote mental health wellbeing and thereby tackling the issue of suicide risk in young males in rural communities. However, the initiative needs funding from government.

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Theme: Other