Services for

Rural Health Professionals

A NSW Rural Doctors Network initiative

NSW Rural Doctors Network (RDN) is the Rural Workforce Agency (RWA) for health in New South Wales. RDN aims to ensure that the highest possible standard of healthcare is available to rural and remote communities through the provision of a highly skilled health workforce.

01A Recruitment Support for GP Locums and GP Visiting Medical Officers

Individual support for doctors working as, or seeking to work as, GP Locums and GP Visiting Medical Officers (VMOs) in remote, rural and regional practices and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) in NSW.

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01B GP Locum Support for General Practices

Customised support on the multiple facets of GP Locum recruitment to practices across remote, rural and regional NSW and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) in NSW.

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02 Health Workforce Scholarship Program

The Health Workforce Scholarship Program (HWSP) provides scholarships and bursaries to help health professionals in remote, rural and regional Australia retain and enhance their skills, capacity and scope of practise.

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03 Workforce Grants

Financial grants to support the provision of a highly skilled health workforce in remote, rural and regional NSW and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs).

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05A Recruitment support for General Practitioners

Tailored recruitment support to doctors working, or seeking work, as General Practitioners (GPs) in remote, rural and regional locations and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) in NSW.

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05B general practice recruitment support

Tailored recruitment support to remote, rural and regional practices and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) in NSW.

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06A Nursing, midwifery and allied health recruitment support

Tailored nursing, midwifery and allied health recruitment support to primary health care providers and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) across remote, rural and regional NSW.

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06B Opportunities and support for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals

Individual support to nurses, midwives and allied health professionals working, or seeking work, in remote, rural and regional primary health care including Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) in NSW.

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08 New General Practitioner (GP) orientation

Supporting doctors new to general practice in remote, rural and regional locations, and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs), to deliver high quality medical services.

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09 Community Engagement

A range of toolkits and resources to assist communities and general practices with succession planning and to help address local health workforce issues.

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10 Practitioner health and wellbeing

Your health and wellbeing is integral to a healthcare professionals ability to deliver high quality health care, and we provide resources to support the practise of self-care.

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11 Supporting our Medical Rural Bonded Students and Doctors

The Australian Government’s Bonded Programs aim to provide more Australian trained doctors in areas of workforce shortage, particularly in rural and remote Australia.

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12 Conferences and Events

Access to training and education opportunities that are key to retaining medical practitioners in rural NSW.

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13 Future Workforce

RDN supports students interested in pursuing a rural health career by promoting rural practice pathways, facilitating student scholarship programs, supporting mentoring opportunities and providing opportunities for students to undertake rural experiences.

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16 Primary Health Care Workforce Data Service

RDN maintains an extensive Rural Primary Healthcare Workforce Database and can support requests for workforce data.

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17 More Doctors for Rural Australia Program

RDN administers the More Doctors for Rural Australia Program (MDRAP) and facilitates access to Medicare Provider Numbers for doctors to gain experience working as a rural GP before joining a Fellowship training program.

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01A Recruitment Support for GP Locums and GP Visiting Medical Officers

Individual support for doctors working as, or seeking to work as, GP Locums and GP Visiting Medical Officers (VMOs) in remote, rural and regional practices and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) in NSW.

Read More

01B GP Locum Support for General Practices

Customised support on the multiple facets of GP Locum recruitment to practices across remote, rural and regional NSW and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) in NSW.

Read More

02 Health Workforce Scholarship Program

The Health Workforce Scholarship Program (HWSP) provides scholarships and bursaries to help health professionals in remote, rural and regional Australia retain and enhance their skills, capacity and scope of practise.

Read More

03 Workforce Grants

Financial grants to support the provision of a highly skilled health workforce in remote, rural and regional NSW and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs).

Read More

05A Recruitment support for General Practitioners

Tailored recruitment support to doctors working, or seeking work, as General Practitioners (GPs) in remote, rural and regional locations and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) in NSW.

Read More

05B general practice recruitment support

Tailored recruitment support to remote, rural and regional practices and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) in NSW.

Read More

06A Nursing, midwifery and allied health recruitment support

Tailored nursing, midwifery and allied health recruitment support to primary health care providers and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) across remote, rural and regional NSW.

Read More

06B Opportunities and support for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals

Individual support to nurses, midwives and allied health professionals working, or seeking work, in remote, rural and regional primary health care including Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) in NSW.

Read More

08 New General Practitioner (GP) orientation

Supporting doctors new to general practice in remote, rural and regional locations, and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs), to deliver high quality medical services.

Read More

09 Community Engagement

A range of toolkits and resources to assist communities and general practices with succession planning and to help address local health workforce issues.

Read More

10 Practitioner health and wellbeing

Your health and wellbeing is integral to a healthcare professionals ability to deliver high quality health care, and we provide resources to support the practise of self-care.

Read More

11 Supporting our Medical Rural Bonded Students and Doctors

The Australian Government’s Bonded Programs aim to provide more Australian trained doctors in areas of workforce shortage, particularly in rural and remote Australia.

Read More

12 Conferences and Events

Access to training and education opportunities that are key to retaining medical practitioners in rural NSW.

Read More

13 Future Workforce

RDN supports students interested in pursuing a rural health career by promoting rural practice pathways, facilitating student scholarship programs, supporting mentoring opportunities and providing opportunities for students to undertake rural experiences.

Read More

16 Primary Health Care Workforce Data Service

RDN maintains an extensive Rural Primary Healthcare Workforce Database and can support requests for workforce data.

Read More

17 More Doctors for Rural Australia Program

RDN administers the More Doctors for Rural Australia Program (MDRAP) and facilitates access to Medicare Provider Numbers for doctors to gain experience working as a rural GP before joining a Fellowship training program.

Read More