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Media Release Archive

Below are archived media releases from RDASA, RDAA and other sources including SA State Government, print media etc.

RDASA Media Releases

2011:

Road to Rural General Practice

Rural doctor shortage and difficulties in accessing GP services

2010:

New RDASA President - 15 November 2010

State Budget Leak and hospital closures - 15 September

2009:

Rural Doctors urge State Government to increase country health services - 6 June 2009.   - A response to the State Budget

2008 and earliler:

Black Friday for Rural Health Services - SA rural patients crushed by Government's "hub and spoke" plan - June 6 2008

RDASA Respose to Statewide Retrieval Services Discussion Paper March 2008

RDASA RDWA 2007 Conference Media Release November 9 2007

RDAA Rural Registrar of the Year 2007 - Dr Scott Lewis

State Budget Response - Rural doctors welcome additional services for country SA - June 2007

RDASA Tour of rural SA September 2006

RDASA State Budget response September 2006

Rural Doctors welcome positive discussions in Whyalla November 2006

South Australia Best Practice for country doctors November 2006

Rural doctor supports and saving rural health services key issues for new President

RDASA Member Updates

2011:

Contract Negotations

Contract discussion - update for members @ July 2011

CHSA offer to RDASA @ September 2011

RDASA response to offer @ 7th October 2011

Contract discussion - update to members @ 21st October 2011

Existing CHSA rural GP fee for service contract

SARMER

SARMFA

SARMES

RDASA survey

2008:

Spring Update September 2006

RDAA Media Releases

2011:

After hours arrangements under Medicare Locals

Stop the Rot - ASGC-RA system

On-the-spot Medicare rebate plan
RDAA Update Issue 118 Election Special

Health related articles

2011:

New Minister for Health

GP waiting times

Six minute video re Medicare Locals from AGPN conference

New Medicare Locals

After hours funding unacceptable / Bulk billing levels up

GPs not ready for pulse oximetry

Four fixes for PCEHR

Rural classification scheme

Sex Disease "epidemic"

Uncertain future for AGPN & SBOs

Medicare Locals - struggle to be useful

No rebate for PCEHR

Rural GP numbers up??

Rural doctor shortage easing??

The smaller the town the bigger the workload with supporting data

Overseas trained doctors face discrimination

More doctors working fewer hours with AIHW supporting data

Where are all the doctors?

SA Government Health Media Releases

SA investing more in health and patients

Inner Country health task group - September

Country Health Budget 2010-11

Health Budget 2010-11

SA Country Health Care Plan

SA Heath Care Plan

More home-grown young docs stay in SA

SA top state in health funding

Rural Newspapers

Doctors return to accident and emergency

The Advertiser (Adelaide)

Childbirth - Crisis caused by lack of doctors