The government has just announced its intentions on how it proposes – very generally – to approach the training and development of the rural health workforce.
You know that for some time now government has been considering two proposals that would significantly boost the way we train the rural health workforce. With recruitment, retention and the professional development of the current rural health workforce becoming increasingly challenging, this is a critically important issue for our members. As a result, it has been an issue that we have sought to influence and advance.