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Recruitment, Business Support
and Professional Development
Taking care of rural and remote health
practitioners for over 20 years
Rural Health West
• Not-for-profit member based organisation
• Receives funding from the Australian and State
Governments
• Recruitment, Business Support, Retention
services
Recruitment- Rural Health Select
• Recruitment service provided free of any agency
fees
• Only focussed on recruitment to rural and
remote areas
• General practitioners, nurses and allied health
professionals
• Domestic and international candidates sourced
Practice and Business Support Service
• Provide information and resources to facilitate
the set-up and operation of an effective rural
general practice
Practice and Business Support Service
Template employment contracts and agreements
eHealth and telehealth support
Webinar education sessions
Practice assessment visits
The Practice Management Business Support Tool
The Rural General Practice Manager Award
eHealth and telehealth support
Rural Health West eHealth telehealth support is provided to
medical practitioners and practice staff through:
• Impartial advice about technology requirements
• Assistance with claiming Medicare Telehealth incentives
and item numbers
• Telehealth enabled specialist directory
• Representation and establishment of Telehealth Advisory
Groups
Webinar Education Sessions
Current topics include:
• Telehealth
• Quality Improvement
• Human Resources Management
• General Practice Accreditation
• Practice Management Software Systems
• Best Practice
• Medical Director
• eHealth records integration
Practice Management
Business Support Tool
Business
Management
Human
Resources
Medicare
Australia
Workforce
Information
Technology
Outsourcing
Resources and
Links
Nurses in
General Practice
E-Health and
Telehealth
Accreditation and
Standards
Retention- Professional Development
• 20 Education workshops – rural and Perth
locations
• Five conferences
• 10 Rural Doctors’ Broadcasts
• Obstetric and Anaesthetic Mentoring Programs
• Supervised Clinical Attachments
Retention – Support for health
professionals
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Comprehensive orientation
Family support program
Exam support
Financial incentives