A systematic review of primary health care delivery models in rural and remote Australia 1993 - 2006

Wakerman, John; Humphreys, John; Wells, Robert; Kuipers, Pim; Entwistle, Philip; Jones, Judith

A systematic review of primary health care delivery models in rural and remote Australia 1993 - 2006

Authors

Wakerman, John

Humphreys, John

Wells, Robert

Kuipers, Pim

Entwistle, Philip

Jones, Judith

Publisher

Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (APHCRI), The Australian National University.

Abstract

Rural health policies over the past decade have been driven by the need to reduce health inequalities between metropolitan and rural Australia. These policies have concentrated on addressing workforce issues, targeting the medical workforce in particular. Little policy attention has focused specifically on the systematic development of sustainable comprehensive Primary Health Care (PHC) service models appropriate to rural and remote Australia. There is a need to know what model works best where, and why.