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Report on the Audit of Health Workforce in Rural and Regional Australia

1. Executive Summary

Page last updated: April 2008

1.1 The purpose
1.2 The report
1.3 The process
1.4 Stakeholder consultations
1.5 Workforce reports
1.6 Scope of the audit
1.7 Audit findings
1.8 Stakeholder evidence

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  • Table of contents
  • Foreword
  • List of tables
  • List of figures
  • 1. Executive Summary
    • 1.1 The purpose
    • 1.2 The report
    • 1.3 The process
    • 1.4 Stakeholder consultations
    • 1.5 Workforce reports
    • 1.6 Scope of the audit
    • 1.7 Audit findings
    • 1.8 Stakeholder evidence
  • 2. Rural and regional health workforce audit
    • 2.1 Data sources
    • 2.2 Rural Audit
    • 2.3 Main findings of the Rural Audit
      • Medical practitioners
        • General practitioners
          • RRMA 1 areas
          • RRMA 2 areas
          • RRMA 3 areas
          • RRMA 4 areas
          • RRMA 5 areas
          • RRMA 6 and 7 areas
        • Impact of workforce distribution measures
        • Medical practitioners
      • Nursing workforce
      • Dental workforce
      • Allied health workers
      • Total health workforce
    • 2.4 Mapping the total health workforce
    • 2.5 Workforce shortages in context
      • 2.5.1 Population changes
      • 2.5.2 Trends in population ageing
  • 3. Rural and regional workforce supply
    • 3.1 Current workforce supply
      • International comparison
      • Determining training places
      • Medical workforce
      • Nursing workforce
      • Dental workforce
      • Allied health workforce
      • Aboriginal health workers
    • 3.2 Supply sources of the health workforce
      • 3.2.1 Education and training
        • Medical workforce
        • Nursing workforce
        • Dental workforce
        • Pharmacy workforce
        • Allied health workforce
        • Rural based education
      • 3.2.2 Overseas trained health professionals
  • 4. Stakeholder information and experience
    • 4.1 Medical workforce
    • 4.2 Nursing workforce
    • 4.3 Dental workforce
    • 4.4 Aboriginal health workforce
  • 5. Health workforce roles
    • 5.1 Restrictions on health profession roles
    • 5.2 Emerging roles: international and Australian
  • 6. Key findings
  • Glossary
  • Acronyms
  • References
  • List of attachments
    • Attachment A - Stakeholders consulted for the Rural and Regional Audit
    • Attachment B - Recent reports on Health Workforce: February 2008
      • 1. Major reports with a focus on health workforce
      • 2. Reports commissioned by the Department of Health and Ageing
      • 3. Reports commissioned by major stakeholders
      • 4. List of Reports by AMWAC and AHWAC
      • 5. National data set publications
    • Attachment C - Rural and Regional Audit Maps
    • Attachment D - Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006: Employed persons in health related occupations.
      • Employed Persons in Health-related occupations (ANZSCO 2006)
      • Employed persons in health related occupations by statistical local area
        • New South Wales
        • Victoria
        • Queensland
        • Western Australia
        • South Australia
        • Tasmania
        • Australian Capital Territory
        • Northern Territory
    • Attachment E - Remoteness classification systems

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