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A conceptual model for recruitment and retention : allied health workforce enhancement in Western Victoria, Australia
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posted on 2005-12-23, 00:00 authored by A Schoo, Karen StagnittiKaren Stagnitti, C Mercer, James DunbarJames DunbarAttracting and retaining allied health professionals in rural areas is a recognised problem in both Australia and overseas. Predicted increases in health needs will require strategic actions to enhance the rural workforce and its ability to deliver the required services. A range of factors in different domains has been associated with recruitment and retention in the allied health workforce. For example, factors can be related to the nature of the work, the personal needs, or the way an organisation is led. Some factors cannot be changed (eg geographical location of extended family) whereas others can be influenced (eg education, support, management styles). Recruitment and retention of allied health professionals is a challenging problem that deserves attention in all domains and preparedness to actively change established work practices, both individually as well as collectively, in order to cater for current and predicted health needs. Changes to enhance workforce outcomes can be implemented and evaluated using a cyclic model. The Allied Health Workforce Enhancement Project of the Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health (GGT UDRH) is working towards increasing the number of allied health professionals in the south west of Victoria. Based on themes identified in the literature, an interactive model is being developed that addresses recruitment and retention factors in three domains: (1) personal or individual; (2) organisation; and (3) community.
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Rural and remote healthVolume
5Issue
477Pagination
1 - 18Publisher
Australia Rural Health Education NetworkLocation
Deakin, A.C.T.ISSN
1445-6354Language
engNotes
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C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
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