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  • 15 May 2012

    The National Strategic Framework for Rural and Remote Health

    The National Strategic Framework for Rural and Remote Health promotes a national approach to policy, planning, design and delivery of health services in rural and remote communities.

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  • 21 February 2012

    Nursing and Allied Health Rural Locum Scheme (NAHRLS)

    The scope of the Nursing and Allied Health Rural Locum Scheme (NAHRLS) has been revised to now include leave for a variety of purposes. NAHRLS is a retention tool for rural and remote nurses, midwives and allied health professionals.

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  • Visiting Optometrists Scheme

    The Visiting Optometrists Scheme (VOS) supports optometrists to deliver outreach optometric services to remote and very remote locations, and rural communities with an identified need for optometric services.

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  • A new $1 million custom-built mobile health clinic offering supervised student allied health services to residents along the NSW Far South Coast was officially launched at the University of Canberra...

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  • The 2012 National Awards for Local Government
    The Department of Health and Ageing and Rural and Regional Health Australia wish to congratulate the following successful applicants in the Rural and Remote Health category of the National Awards for Local Government 2012.

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  • 09 December 2011

    Consultation on the Regionally Tailored Primary Health Care Initiatives through Medicare Locals Fund has commenced, allowing for stakeholders to provide feedback on the objectives and priorities of the Fund.

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