Background
4 and 2 respectively
How is Sale classified on the Modified Monash Model and the ASGS (Australian Statistical Geography Standard)?
Availability, Accessibility, Availability, Contact coverage, Effectiveness
What are the 5 stages in the Tanahashi model of health service coverage?
60% on top of the calculated Practice Stream payment
Under the Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) Practice Stream, what rural loading does an MM6 or MM7 practice receive?
Metro:115.2 FTE per 100,000 population
regional centres: 109.9
small rural towns: 78.2
remote communities (68.1)
very remote communities (70.7).
Number of GPs (full time equivalents) in areas based on regionality
Lower life expectancy, higher rates of potentially avoidable deaths, greater burden of disease, greater levels of chronic disease
What is the impact of maldistribution on health outcomes of patients?
Telehealth
What technology allows rural patients to consult metropolitan specialists without physically travelling to the city?
$967 more per capita
How much more healthcare funding do MMM2-4 regions receive per capita than metropolitan areas?
Longer travel times, poor transport, financial strain, disrupted continuity
What is the impact of maldistribution on access to healthcare?
$252 million per year
Approximately how much does the Australian Government invest annually in the RHMT program?
organisational (or workplace); role (including professional and career development opportunities); and personal (including social and family-related issues)
What are the three categories found to influence workforce retention in rural settings?
Heavy workload, burnout, lack of support
How does maldistribution impact the rural healthcare workforce?
obstetrics, anaesthetics, surgery, mental health and First Nations health,emergency medicine,Palliative Care,Paediatrics & Child Health, Adult Internal Medicine, Academic Practice or Population Health
What additional skills do rural generalists have under the national rural generalists pathway
74% and 27% respectively continue to practice in metropolitan areas.
Of students with metropolitan backgrounds, 92.6% moved to metropolitan practice. For students with regional and rural backgrounds, what percentage continue to practice in metropolitan backgrounds?
3.4 times higher
How much higher are potentially avoidable deaths for women in very remote areas compared to major cities?
The Flexible Approach to Training and Education in the Specialty (FATES) program.
What Australian Government program aims to increase the number of specialist doctors training and practising in rural and regional areas through rural specialist training positions?