Abstract
Health services exist to address the health needs of the community. But in Australia at present there are not enough detailed data to tell us to what extent, community by community, our highly regarded health system is meeting those needs. We know that demand for health care services is growing faster than the overall economy, and that we no longer have a general shortage of doctors, but most problematically there is a significant geographic maldistribution of those doctors away from rural and regional areas.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3-5 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Mar 2021 |
Keywords
- Rural health
- Remote health
- Health care delivery
- Surgery