15 NRHC Recommendations

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Rural health education is as challenging as rural health. Accreditation bodies need to develop a deep understanding and knowledge of the particular rural context and challenges of health program education has n rural and remote Australia.

2 people like this recommendation

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Comments: 1

Theme: Other

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NRHA supports the formation of a national EPA and new environmental laws, which will create the framework to properly protect natural systems, clean air, clean water and communities. http://www.placesyoulove.org

0 people like this recommendation

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Theme: Social determinants of health

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Delegate Recommendation

Encourage Rural & remote health services to develop heat wave emergency response plans

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Theme: Social determinants of health

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Current market based models for service delivery and workforce recruitment and retention are not viable for rural areas. We need funding support for long term, collaborative models that are co-designed with communities and front line workers.

9 people like this recommendation

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Comments: 2

Theme: The rural workforce pipeline

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Delegate Recommendation

Recognise the impacts of climate change on rural communities (e.g. worsening drought in farming communities, or extreme weather events) and prepare for these events by strengthening a range of services e.g. mental health services for drought affected communities, schemes to support... more

4 people like this recommendation

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Theme: Social determinants of health

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Delegate Recommendation

Support the formation of a Sustainable Development Unit, which can work across health services in Australia to improve environmental sustainability and reduce emissions from the health sector (could be modelled off the UK Sustainable Development Unit).

3 people like this recommendation

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Theme: Social determinants of health

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Delegate Recommendation

Invest in training of ‘planetary health’ nurses, doctors and health professionals, who can work to embed concepts of planetary health and environmental sustainability in their workplace.

4 people like this recommendation

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Theme: Social determinants of health

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Delegate Recommendation

Encourage all health services (hospitals and clinics) to join up with the Global Green and Healthy Hospital network - a free global network that helps health services improve their environmental sustainability.

4 people like this recommendation

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Theme: Social determinants of health

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Delegate Recommendation

NRHA encourages all their member groups to sign on to the Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) National Strategy on Climate Health and Wellbeing. They can then advocate for politicians to support this strategy.

2 people like this recommendation

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Theme: Social determinants of health

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Delegate Recommendation

NRHA and member groups advocate to politicians and the media about the link between climate change and health, and the importance of action to mitigate climate change. This includes a transition away from dependence on fossil fuels (especially coal and gas) to 100% renewable energy - in a way... more

1 person likes this recommendation

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Theme: Social determinants of health

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Delegate Recommendation

NRHA and member groups support the formation of local action groups in towns/regions (made up of health professionals from various disciplines) to work on climate change and health issues. These groups could work together to increase the resilience of their community to climate change and health... more

2 people like this recommendation

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Comments: 1

Theme: Social determinants of health

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Delegate Recommendation

Oral health is an important part of health and well-being. Cost is a major deterrent ( see Grattan report) recommendation - add at least oral health therapy services to Medicare funded services now

1 person likes this recommendation

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Theme: Comprehensive primary health care

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Delegate Recommendation

We should be breaking down barriers to access for long acting contraceptive devices. We should be training more nurses and midwives to insert implanons , and investing in free contraception for all - massive returns on investment.

1 person likes this recommendation

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Theme: Funding

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Delegate Recommendation

Birthing close to home for all women. Supported by midwifery led models of care.

5 people like this recommendation

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Theme: Access

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Delegate Recommendation

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

6 people like this recommendation

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Comments: 1

Theme: Access

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Delegate Recommendation

The rural and remote health stakeholders need to take full advantage of the workforce of today to be able to plan and mentor the workforce of the future.
Nurse practitioners can provide health services today and in the future.
Rural Remote Generalist Nurse Practitioners are not... more

9 people like this recommendation

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Comments: 0

Theme: The rural workforce pipeline

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Delegate Recommendation

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

4 people like this recommendation

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Theme: The role of the Community

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Delegate Recommendation

Telehealth and connectivity are important enablers for patients to access care and also for rural health providers to access education BUT care needs to be taken not to make it too easy for bean counters to reduce services and replace actual human workers with Telehealth options. There needs to... more

5 people like this recommendation

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Theme: Other

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Delegate Recommendation

Climate change is real and affecting rural communities already. There needs to be non-partisan commitment to funding locally informed adaptation plans, for rural communities. Different crops, different industries, different health risks, new environmental threats etc need to be considered,... more

8 people like this recommendation

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Comments: 1

Theme: Social determinants of health

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Delegate Recommendation

Investigation of intentional building of health clusters in mid and small sized towns to broaden the health service mix and health job mix to make places more attractive to health professionals.

1 person likes this recommendation

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Theme: Rural research