P.O.Box 433
Nedlands
Western Australia 6909
10 Stirling Highway
Nedlands
Western Australia 6009
Tel: +61 8 6389 4500
Fax: +61 8 6389 4501
Support
An important role for Rural Health West is the provision of support to encourage doctors to remain long-term in their rural locations, thereby ensuring continuity of care for their communities.
These support strategies include:
- a range of programs to support the rural medical workforce, including promotion of their health and well-being; facilitation of rural specialist medical services; workforce planning and the development of sustainable models of General Practice; provision of financial incentives and locum cover; and access to professional support especially for specific groups such as registrars, specialists and female GPs.
- assistance to the families of rural doctors, including a peer support network, regular social networking events and a dedicated telephone counselling service.
