It’s more than just a rural GP shortage: challenging a dominant construction of the rural health workforce ‘problem’

Christina Malatzky; Catherine Cosgrave; Anna Moran; Susan Waller; Hazel Dalton

doi:10.22605/RRH8734

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It’s more than just a rural GP shortage: challenging a dominant construction of the rural health workforce ‘problem’

AUTHORS

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Christina Malatzky¹ PhD, Associate Professor *

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Catherine Cosgrave¹ PhD, Adjunct, Senior Research Fellow

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Anna Moran² PhD, Honorary Research Fellow

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Susan Waller³ PhDMPhty, Assistant Professor

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Hazel Dalton⁴ PhD, Senior Research Fellow in Rural Public Health

AFFILIATIONS

¹ School of Public Health & Social Work, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Qld 4053, Australia

² Department of Rural Health, University of Melbourne, Shepparton Campus, 49 Graham St, Shepparton VIC 3630, Australia

³ Medical Education, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

⁴ Rural Health Research Institute, Charles Sturt University, Orange, NSW 2800, Australia

ACCEPTED: 9 June 2024

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Keywords: rural health workforce, GP/doctor shortage discourse, Allied Health Professions, nursing scope of practice, systemic health inequities, workforce maldistribution, rural health policy, Australian healthcare models, community-responsive care, multidisciplinary team care