"This study examines the role and contribution of continuing professional development in enhancing workplace attractiveness and improving retention of primary health workers in small rural and remote communities. In particular, it examines how important education and training is to increasing workforce retention relative to other factors, the best way of providing effective education and training to rural and remote primary health care workers, and evaluates the costs and benefits associated with providing such education and training." - Introduction,
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Notes
The research reported in this paper is a project of the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute, which is supported by a grant from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing under the Primary Health Care Research, Evaluation and Development Strategy. At head of title: Australian National University, Australian Primary Health Care Research institute, School of Rural Health Monash University, Centre for Remote Health, Flinders and Charles Darwin Universities and Menzies Centre for Health Policy.,
Table of contents
Introduction -- Methods -- results -- Limitations of the study -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendices 1-6,
Language
English,
Subject
Workforce planning,
Workforce retention,
Education and training,
Professional development,
Publisher name
Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute, ANU College of Medicine and Health Science,
Place of publication
Canberra,
Format
63 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.,
File type
application/pdf.,
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