“We felt that we deal with anxious upset patients on a daily basis. And we felt that our nurse peers didn’t understand the magnitude of the work that we do. We probably felt a bit undervalued,” says Dr Pamela Ellem. ...
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Nurse practitioners face barriers to providing best care in rural areas
Rural nurse practitioners are facing a number of hurdles when it comes to being able to deliver the best care possible. This is the opinion of a new study looking into extended scopes of practice in rural settings, carried out ...
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Medical students interested in remote health care are celebrating, following news that a new Rural Generalist Pathway will be added as a study and career option. The announcement was made by national rural health commissioner Professor Paul Worley earlier this ...
More »Rural residents given better access to mental health services
Minister for Health Greg Hunt and Assistant Minister for Health David Gillespie have launched a new telehealth initiative to remove barriers to mental health treatments and improve access to psychological services for residents in rural and remote areas. Under the new expanded ...
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