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Some rural doctors work 24/7: RDAA

Story Published: 11 May 2012

BURNT out rural doctors are being forced to leave the bush due to frustrations with a “government that is not engaging”...

Policy pushing GPs from bush

Story Published: 8 Jun 2012

FLAWS and anomalies in Federal Government policy are “cutting at the heart of rural medicine” and wreaking havoc with rural...

Integrated clinic fills health gaps

Story Published: 26 Jul 2012

OBVIOUSLY health care doesn't stop at the local GP.

Health cuts from budget predicted to be worse in rural areas

Story Published: 16 May 2013

CUTS to several Medicare programs will hit regional areas the hardest as rural health continues to suffer, despite some...

Regional people more likely to retire due to ill health

Story Published: 28 Feb 2013

ADULTS living in regional areas are more likely to be fully retired due to ill health than those living in the city, new...

Rural health needs new blood

Story Published: 15 Jun 2012

DOCTOR Ewen McPhee is probably the most well-known doctor in Emerald.

Were sicker than city slickers

Story Published: 6 Jul 2012

THE further you live from a major city, the less healthy you are likely to be.

More smokers in the bush

Story Published: 19 Jul 2012

HEALTH authorities are worried about statistics that demonstrate a significantly higher percentage of people lighting up in...

Country practice is just perfect

Story Published: 23 Jul 2012

IT'S beyond obvious Grant Oswald's enthusiasm for his community is unbridled.

New channel with a healthy message

Story Published: 25 Jun 2012

A MAJOR initiative to close the health gap between urban and rural Australia was launched today in Canberra.

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