rural areas
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Apr- 2013 -2 April
Setting the agenda
As a federal election looms, it's time to bring major nursing issues to attention. By Louis White On the eve…
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Nov- 2012 -20 November
Call to boost rural staff incentives
Nurses will play a leading role in ensuring all Australians get equal access to healthcare â if they get support.…
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Sep- 2012 -4 September
Stop bashing the bush
The pluses of working in rural areas have been pushed aside by those who concentrate on the negatives, writes Lisa…
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Jan- 2012 -31 January
Mining boom creates health hole
The rapid increase of fly-in fly-out workers in rural areas is posing a number of complex challenges for medical staff.…
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Sep- 2011 -20 September
Rural cancer patients have poorer rates of survival
Australian researchers have identified a link between proximity to treatment centres and cancer survival for rural dwellers. People with colorectal…
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Jun- 2011 -1 June
Scheme to support rural nurses to gain training
Rural nurses and midwives will be supported in undertaking further training. Nurses and midwives will be supported in undertaking further…