The Alliance comprises 31 Member Bodies, each a national body in its own right, representing health professionals, service providers, consumers, educators and researchers. The vision of the National Rural Health Alliance is good health and wellbeing in rural and remote Australia, with the specific goal of equal health for all Australians by 2020.

The final result of Federal Election 2010 is still unclear. A minority government is likely to be formed with the support of some of the four Independents and/or the one Green MP. Rural affairs are in the spotlight and the Alliance has been promoting initiatives for better rural health with the Independents and the major parties.

We have published a seven-point plan for better rural and remote health and a summary seven point plan encapsulates the main ideas more briefly.  A detailed set of commitments is being sought from the major parties and these will soon be made publicly available.

The other Alliance materials associated with the 2010 Election are the Election Outcomes, Election Charter, media releases and scorecard.

Perth Convention Centre
13-16 March 2011

The Call for Abstracts is now open for the 11th National Rural Health Conference.

This is the entry point for presentations to the Conference - be it a refereed paper, a paper in the general stream, a poster, a multimedia or arts and health session.

Make sure your views are heard by the leaders of the rural and remote health sector.

The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) and National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) are urging all Australians who live in rural and remote areas to fill out a five minute online survey about access to health services in their local area.

The RHCE program will provide grants for the development, provision of, or attendance at multidisciplinary training, continuing professional development or orientation programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers, allied health professionals, general practitioners and nurses who live and work in rural and remote Australia.