Rural Health
Proposal for rural GP training in home town
The Rural Health Network - Hauora Taiwhenua is proposing a pilot scheme which would see local medical students receive the bulk of their training using distance learning, with block courses at main… Audio
Under the Knife and On the Go - New Zealand's Surgical Bus
Country Life joins nurses, patients and the surgeon onboard New Zealand's mobile surgical bus. For 15 years, the 'operating theatre on wheels' has been rolling into rural towns to deliver health care.
…Universities to compete for new School of Rural Medicine
A shortage of doctors in some of the country's more rural areas has prompted the government to invite universities to bid for funding to set up a new medical school for rural GPs. Waikato University… Audio
Dr Tom: Health Checks @ Fieldays
Rural people often have poorer health outcomes than their urban counterparts so with that in mind, for the first time at fieldays there was a dedicated health hub. Audio