Rural Healthcare Flashcards

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What are some reasons for the Rural Health Outcome disparity?

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  • Lack of Rural Healthcare workers
  • Lack of education in rural areas
  • Lower average SES and High living costs
  • Higher travel distances
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What are some solutions to the Rural Health Outcome disparity?

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  • Subsidies for healthcare workers to work rurally
  • Increase education in rural areas
  • Increase employment options in rural areas
  • Increase funding for facilities in rural areas
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What are some reasons for the Rural Doctor Shortage?

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  • Lack of career progression in rural areas
  • Lack of support from family/friends if working rurally
  • Higher cost of living
  • Longer work hours / More difficult working conditions
  • Difficulty assimilating to rural conditions
  • Lack of lifestyle opportunities
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What are some existing solutions to Rural Doctor Shortage?

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  • Bonded medical places
  • Financial incentives for more doctors to work rurally
  • Rural Entry Schemes for medical students
  • Increase education about rural health
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What are some short-term solutions for the Rural Doctor Shortage?

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  • Having migrant workers work rurally
  • Short term rural rotations for doctors (e.g 6 weeks)
  • Bonded medical places
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What is the problem with short-term solutions to Rural Doctor Shortage?

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It doesn’t address the root problems of rural areas being unappealing for doctors

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What is a bonded medical place?

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Government provides Commenwealth support in exchange for doctors working in a rural region for 3 years

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What are potential effective solutions for Rural Doctor Shortage

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  • Increase professional support for rural doctors
  • Help doctors assimilate into rural lifestyle
  • Foster greater interest in medicine in rural students
  • Increasing potential for specialisation and research for rural doctors
  • Increasing quality of facilities in rural areas
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