Thursday, 26 July 2018
The National Rural Health Alliance has joined a growing number of health organisations calling for a tax on sugary drinks. In its recent submission to the Senate Inquiry into Australia's obesity epidemic, the Alliance supports... More
Alliance News
Alliance welcomes stronger privacy provisions for My Health Record
Wednesday, 1 August 2018
The National Rural Health Alliance welcomes the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthen the privacy provisions of My Health Record – Australia’s online health summary system.
Alliance CEO Mark Diamond says last night’s announcement to amend My Health... More
Friday, 13 July 2018
The National Rural Health Alliance is urging all its 35 national member organisations to embrace My Health Record, and it asks that country people do not opt out of the system. My Health Record is an online summary of a person's... More
The National Rural Health Alliance is urging all its 35 national member organisations to embrace My Health Record, and it asks that country people do not opt out of the system. My Health Record is an online summary of a person's... More
Tuesday, 10 July 2018
Pat Turner has spent decades at the forefront of policy innovation and change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. As CEO of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), Pat is also a leader... More
Pat Turner has spent decades at the forefront of policy innovation and change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. As CEO of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), Pat is also a leader... More
Thursday, 21 June 2018
A third of country people suffering moderate to high psychological distress don't think they have a mental health problem. That's the striking finding of research about to be published in the Australian Journal of Rural... More
A third of country people suffering moderate to high psychological distress don't think they have a mental health problem. That's the striking finding of research about to be published in the Australian Journal of Rural... More
Friday, 15 June 2018
The June issue of Partyline has just hit the website, with a new look and chock full of news from around the rural and remote health sector. We’ve made a few changes to way we deliver you the magazine of the National Rural Health Alliance.... More
The June issue of Partyline has just hit the website, with a new look and chock full of news from around the rural and remote health sector. We’ve made a few changes to way we deliver you the magazine of the National Rural Health Alliance.... More
Friday, 15 June 2018
“There are just 2 psychiatrists for every 100,000 country people in very remote areas," said Mark Diamond, CEO of the National Rural Health Alliance. The National Rural Health Alliance has released new analysis to show just how few... More
“There are just 2 psychiatrists for every 100,000 country people in very remote areas," said Mark Diamond, CEO of the National Rural Health Alliance. The National Rural Health Alliance has released new analysis to show just how few... More
23 May 2018 - "These are solid initiatives, but they are just the beginning", says Mark Diamond, Alliance CEO.
The National Rural Health Alliance has been poring over the detail of the recent Budget, and what it might mean for health in rural and remote Australia.... More
21 May 2018 - My Health Record is a major government initiative to create an online summary of everyone's health information.
All Australians will automatically get a My Health Record by the end of this year, unless... More
08 May 2018 - New funding to attract more doctors to country areas has been welcomed by the National Rural Health Alliance, Australia’s peak body for rural and remote health.
“We are pleased tonight’s Federal Budget allocates $550 million over 10 years to help fill the... More
24 April 2018 - People who take medicines containing codeine are changing the way they manage pain.
Since February 1, these medicines are no longer available over the counter.
To assist with the transition, the National Rural Health Alliance has developed... More
12 April 2018 - Senator Bridget McKenzie, Federal Rural Health Minister, recently gave the Alliance a large public tick of approval.
"Growing up in country Victoria, I share the goals and vision of the National Rural Health Alliance," she told a packed auditorium at the... More
20 March 2018 - The latest Partyline (out now at http://ruralhealth.org.au/partyline) has a focus on the health of children, families and new mothers living in rural and remote Australia.
In this issue you will read about... More
20 March 2018 - “What are my options since codeine was rescheduled?”
ACRRM is working with the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA), CRANAplus, and the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) to ensure that rural doctors and other health practitioners can... More
12 February 2018 - The National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) was represented at a meeting of the Rural Health Stakeholder Roundtable in Canberra last week. Nineteen of the twenty groups attending the roundtable are member organisations of the NRHA. The aim of the... More