Extra Nurses And Specialists For Rural And Regional Areas
Source: Australian Labor Party. Media Release
"Federal Labor announced a plan to boost the number of registered nurses and specialists providing outreach services in rural and regional Australia. Under the Rural and Regional Nurses and Specialists Plan:
at least 400 of the additional 1,000 nursing places Labor will offer each year under our $81 million nursing plan will be dedicated to universities offering clinical experience in regional and rural hospitals
an additional $9 million over three years will be provided to support medical specialists delivering outreach services to rural and remote communities."