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Press Releases
Hospital funding first step only to rural health fix
The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) has welcomed the re-election of the Gillard Government, and has welcomed Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s announcement that the next round of federal hospitals funding will be available for regional and rural hospitals.
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RDA NSW The Land Newspaper Rural Doctors Scholarship
Rural NSW’s chronic shortage of practicing doctors has prompted a joint initiative by The Land and the Rural Doctors Association of NSW (RDA NSW) aimed at encouraging more country students to study medicine.
As part of a raft of activities planned to mark the newspaper’s centenary next year, The Land is committing to establishing a scholarship to help cover the living away from home expenses incurred by undergraduate medicos.
The Land starts its 100th year of publishing on January 27, 2011.
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RDAA Press Release: Katter misses health mark by country mile
Bob Katter has shown a lack of understanding of the health needs of rural Australians with country hospitals and health services barely getting a look-in on his 20 point wish list.
Dr Nola Maxfield, President of the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA), said she was extremely disappointed with the low priority he has given rural health.
“Health services are consistently listed as the number one concern for rural Australians,” Dr Maxfield said.
RDAA Press Release: Is there an e-future for rural Australia?
The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) is urging the independent MPs who will hold the balance of power in the next Federal Parliament to ensure that rural and remote Australians can access fast and reliable broadband services.
"In the recent National Rural Health Consumers Survey undertaken by RDAA and the National Rural Health Alliance, 66% of respondents said access to tele-health would benefit those living in rural and remote communities" RDAA President, Dr Nola Maxfield, said.
Doctors urge independent MPs to insist on rural looking glass
The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) is urging the key rural independent MPs to require an incoming Government to introduce formal rural proofing of all proposed health policies and programs. Rural proofing would require policy-makers to genuinely consider the impact of new policies on rural communities and their existing rural health services, to ensure the policies would work in individual rural settings and would not have detrimental consequences.
Rural proofing for health is mandatory in the United Kingdom, which also has a Commission for Rural Communities.
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2010 NSW Rural Doctors Network /Rural Doctors Association of NSW Rural Doctors Conference
The NSW Rural Doctors Network (RDN)/Rural Doctors Association of NSW (RDA NSW) invites rural general practitioners, overseas trained doctors, GP registrars, medical specialists and medical students interested in rural general practice to the 2010 annual Rural GPs conference. This years conference will be held from Thursday 25 – Sunday 28 November 2010 at the Hyatt Hotel Canberra, Yarralumla ACT.
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RDAA Press Release: Rural doctors provide Independents with ‘Ammo’
The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) written to the three Independents MPs who are expected to hold the balance of power in the next Federal Parliament. Dr Nola Maxfield, RDAA President, has outlined the actions that can be taken either by a Gillard or an Abbott Government to address the substantial doctor shortages in rural and remote Australia.
“We welcome the opportunity to work with the independents to ensure that Australians who live and work in the bush can access decent health care services in their local communities, Dr Maxfield said.
RDAA Press Release: Hung Parliament just what the doctor ordered
The hung parliament could be the best thing for rural health if independent MPs stand up for their electorates, according to the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA).
Dr Nola Maxfield, RDAA President, said that with three independent MPs from rural seats, there is a unique opportunity for rural Australia to have a real voice in how health is provided in rural Australia.
“Now is the time to move to address the rural health crisis,” Dr Maxfield said.
RDAA Press Release: A Debates Commission? Get real pollies! A Rural Health Commission is much more critical.
The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) says it is staggered that Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott are spending so much time debating whether they will have another election debate when 4600 rural Australians are dying each year because they can't get adequate access to healthcare.
"We are astonished that the leaders are taking up so much time arguing about whether they will debate each other again before polling day...and now Mr Abbott has revived Kevin Rudd's idea of establishing a Debates Commission! RDAA President, Dr Nola Maxfield, said.
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RDAA Press Release: Tele-health measure builds rural bridges on broadband superhighway
The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) has welcomed today's announcement by the Gillard Government that it will provide $392 million to better support access to tele-health services for rural and remote Australians.
The Government has announced:
■ the expansion of Medicare rebates to cover doctors or nurses attending a tele-health consult with patients (currently, Medicare rebates are not paid for doctors attending tele-health consults, with the exception of limited support for tele-psychiatry consults).
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