OPINION: Death by Postcode – the Great Divide in NSW
Postcode-related inequality is a major killer in NSW. We owe it to all citizens to ensure that everyone has access to health care.
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- Sep 15, 2020
- 1 min
Commitment to Rural Care
One day in 1983, Dr Patrick Giltrap decided to stop moving. Six years working as a locum GP in every corner of country NSW, from...
- Sep 15, 2020
- 1 min
Death on a Dirt Road
Every rural GP knows the tragedy of road death in a small town. Local teenagers were taking turns to have ‘driving lessons’. Six were on...
- Aug 24, 2020
- 1 min
How we work
We work in partnership with local rural and remote communities, Indigenous people and organisations, other NGOs and government to help...
- Aug 24, 2020
- 2 min
Why we do it
We believe that Universal Health Coverage is a fundamental human right. In Australia, the quality of your health and the length of your...
- Aug 24, 2020
- 2 min
What we do
We believe that all Australians have a fundamental right to access high quality primary care, regardless of where they live. The Rural...
- Aug 24, 2020
- 2 min
Walk In, Walk Out
Rural and Remote Medical Services Ltd was established as a not-for-profit charity in 2001. RARMS Health was established in response to...
- Aug 24, 2020
- 1 min
Understanding the Social Determinants of Health
Rural and Remote Medical Services was formed when communities realised that they could not wait on others to find a solution to declining...
- Aug 23, 2020
- 2 min
The Cooee Initiative
The social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age. These circumstances are shaped...
- Jun 30, 2020
- 5 min
REFLECTIONS ON COVID: The Importance of Local Rural GPs
Rural GPs who live and work in rural communities play a central role in the wholistic management of community health, helping to reduce ...
- Jun 30, 2020
- 2 min
Local GP Clinic Steps Up to Help Isolated Indigenous Community
Self-isolation has played a critical role in keeping Indigenous elders and remote communities safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. But...
- Jun 30, 2020
- 2 min
A Helping Hand When Health Matters
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE FROM MANILDRA GROUP AND RURAL AND REMOTE MEDICAL SERVICES LEADING Australian ethanol producer, Manildra Group has...
- Jun 30, 2020
- 3 min
RARMS launches rural GP campaign for our communities
RARMS has launched a new rural and remote GP recruitment campaign to show doctors some of the benefits of working in outback communities....
- Jun 30, 2020
- 3 min
RURAL AND REMOTE COVID-19 GUIDE LAUNCHED
Mark Burdack, the Chief Executive Officer of the charity Rural and Remote Medical Services Ltd (RARMS), today launched a new web page for ru
- Jun 30, 2020
- 1 min
Improving Kids Health by Supporting School Breakfast Program
On 27 August 2019, RaRMS met with Lightning Ridge Central School to present a donation in support of their Breakfast Club.
- Jun 30, 2020
- 3 min
Rural Aged care Residents kept out of Hospital using Innovative Telehealth Solution
In the last few weeks, the GP workforce crisis has hit critical levels across much of rural NSW, if not most of rural Australia. With more
- Jun 30, 2020
- 3 min
Walk in, Walk out
After three and a half years, Dr Shaheed is saying farewell to Warren
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