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JOINT SARRAH – IAHA MEDIA RELEASE If you live in rural or remote Australia your chances of accessing allied health services if and when you need them are much worse than for other Australians. If you are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, your chances are even worse...
Our rural and remote communities face an ongoing disparity in access to allied health services....
The 2018 federal budget included the announcement to increase doctors and nurses in rural and remote areas with several programs for better access in aged care, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and in rural health. “A dollar spent anywhere in health is a good thing, and SARRAH welcomes...
SARRAH CALLS FOR ABSTRACTS FOR 2018 CONFERENCE ‘CHANGING LANDSCAPES, CHANGING LIVES’ SARRAH is calling for abstracts that relate to the 2018 SARRAH conference theme ‘Changing Landscapes, Changing Lives‘. “The modern healthcare landscape is undergoing massive and rapid changes that impact on both...
Allied Health Generalists Part of the Solution in Rural and Remote Australia While recent research confirms that Australians living in rural and remote areas suffer from inequality of access to a range of key services, allied health is a sector that has tremendous potential to offer a solution to...
Social worker with creative flair for rehabilitation wins rural health award Tasmanian social worker Hui-Yu Yao plans to use her passion for art and creative activities to run a 12-week pilot project, called “My Journey, My Story” after winning the 2016 Kate Scanlon Award announced by Services for...
SARRAH has issued a media release ahead of the SARRAH biennial conference that will be held next week. The conference starts on 27 October and will include an innovative member focused program of keynote speakers, plenary sessions, rural allied health workshops and academic presentations.
SARRAH has issued a media release on the release of the Rural and Remote Allied Health Report Card ahead of the poll on Saturday 2 July 2016. The Report Card shows where the political parties and candidates stand on allied health care in the bush. The media release is available below and the Report...
SARRAH Election Platform 2016 - Inequity still exists between metropolitan, regional, rural and remote Australia, particularly for older Australians. SARRAH believes the Federal Government must fund research into the economic benefits of rural and remote allied health and improve workforce...
SARRAH has issued a media release to question politicians on where they stand on health care in the bush. During this election campaign, all political parties and candidates must tell Australians living across the country what they intend to do to improve their access to health care. SARRAH has...
