Learning Objectives

• Health workforce numbers and strategies
• Delegated practice models
• Effect of population size and distribution on health service structure
• Making health services accessible
• IT in rural health services

Australian Health Workforce

• Australia has a generous supply of doctors overall but shortage in [areas] due to [reasons]?
• what are WHO’s 4 recommendations to counter this?
• what are goals of the National Strategic Framework for Rural and Remote Health?

Delegated Practice Model Workers

• what are the features of remote area nurses (RAN)?
• what are the features of nurse practitioners (NP)?
• what are the features of physician assistants (PA)?

Effect Of Population Distribution on Health Service Structure

• what are 4 ways that health services are organised differently?
• what are 2 ways that ‘travel and visiting services’ are used?
• how do rural services support the use of ICT?