Fiona Hall1, Julie Hulcombe2, Catherine Stephens3,Susan Gordon4 1Allied Health Professions’ Office of Queensland, Clinical Excellence Division, Department of Health, Queensland Government, P.O. Box 5607, Cairns, 4870, Fiona.Hall@healgh.qld.gov.au 2Allied Health Professions’ Office of Queensland, Clinical Excellence Division, Department of Health, Queensland...
- June 20, 2016
Chadia Bastin1, Shanayde Daly2, Carol Ho3, Denise Leyden4,Tenealle Nicholson5 1Gateway Health, PO Box 224 Wangaratta VIC 3676, chadia,bastin@gatewayhealth.org.au 2Albury Wodonga Health, PO Box 326 Albury NSW 2640, shanayde.daly@awh.org.au 3Gateway Health, PO Box 224 Wangaratta VIC 3676, carol.ho@gatewayhealth.org.au 4Goulburn Valley Health, 121-135...
- June 20, 2016
Claire Taylor1, Lisa Baker2 1 Gayndah Rural Allied & Community Health, 69 Warton St, Gayndah, 4635, Claire.Taylor2@health.qld.gov.au 2 Gayndah Rural Allied & Community Health, 69 Warton St, Gayndah, 4635, Lisa.Baker@health.qld.gov.au Background The Wide Bay HHS has the highest population >...
- June 20, 2016
Annie Farthing1, Tony Smith2, Keith Sutton3, Sabrina Pitt4, Daniel Terry5 1Centre for Remote Health, PO Box 4066, NT 0871, annie.farthing@flinders.edu.au 2University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health, Manning Education Centre, 69A High Street, Taree, NSW 2430, tony.smith@newcastle.edu.au 3Monash University Department...
- June 20, 2016
Claire Dawson1, Anne Hills2 1Hunter New England Local Health District, Gloucester Community Health Centre, Church St Gloucester, NSW, 2422, Claire.Dawson@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au 2Hunter New England Local Health District, Gloucester Community Health Centre, Church St Gloucester, NSW, 2422, Anne.Hills@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au Background Gloucester NSW is...
- June 20, 2016
Daniel Evans1, Jessica Garner1, Gabrielle Meredith1 and Luke Wakely2 1The University of Newcastle Faculty of Health & Medicine, Discipline of Physiotherapy 2The University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health To be an effective rural clinician involves understanding and being involved...
- June 20, 2016
Karen Hale-Robertson1, Jacqui Hawgod2, Aidan Hobbs3 1CheckUP Australia, PO Box 3205 South Brisbane, QLD 4101, khalerobertson@checkup.org.au 2CheckUP Australia, PO Box 3205 South Brisbane, QLD 4101, jhawgood@checkup.org.au 3CheckUP Australia, PO Box 3205 South Brisbane, QLD 4101, ahobbs@checkup.org.au The CheckUP Eye and...
- June 20, 2016
Ellen McMaster 1Murrumbidgee Local Health District, Hillston MPS, 48 Burns Street, Hillston, NSW, 2675 ellen.mcmaster@gsahs.health.nsw.gov.au Background In response to significant gaps in Physiotherapy services in Hay in the 12 month period preceding project initiation, the project team analysed the factors...
- June 20, 2016
Wendy Thiele1, Darlene Wyatt2, CHAD Forum and team members 1Country Health SA, Manager, Children’s Health and Development (CHAD) Programs, C/- Pt Augusta Hospital, Hospital Road Pt Augusta SA 5700, Wendy.Thiele@health.sa.gov.au 2Country Health SA, Clinical Senior Social Worker, Pt Lincoln Health...
- June 20, 2016
Alison Pighills 1Mackay Hospital and Health service, P.O. Box 5580, Mackay Mail Centre, Mackay, Qld 4741 alison.pighills@health.qld.gov.au Background Rural patients receive limited Allied Health (AH) services. Small, disbursed, rural populations do not justify full-time posts for the core AH professions....
- June 20, 2016
