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Rural and Remote Medical Services Statement: Rural health care is changing, and we must too

After 20 successful years of helping rural and remote communities to manage on-site local community GP practices, and recruiting...

Rural and Remote Medical Services Statement: Rural health care is changing, and we must too

After 20 successful years of helping rural and remote communities to manage on-site local community GP practices, and recruiting...

RARMS HEALTH Medical Practices in Lightning Ridge and Walgett to Close

Over 7,000 people will have reduced access to primary health care across the Walgett Shire, with two long-standing medical practices...

Urgent Need for Rural Health JobKeeper Package

The Chief Executive Officer, Mark Burdack, of the Rural and Remote Medical Services (RARMS) Charity has today called on the State and...

Front-line nurses, burnt-out or on the brink.

Pre-Covid, the healthcare system was already struggling. It’s time to invest in primary care and best practices to take that weight off...

Healthy Communities: A case for structural change in how we manage our health

Looking at our health system from an outsider’s perspective, governments wanting to reduce the unsustainable growth of health budgets should

NSW Inquiry into the Management of COVID

Introductory remarks to evidence given at the NSW Inquiry into the Management of COVID by RARMS CEO I would like to acknowledge that I am...

Rural people addressing rural health Integrated Rural Health Award - Angela Hubbard

The winner of the 2021 RARMS Integrated Rural Health Award is Angela Hubbard. A physiotherapist based in central western NSW, Angela has...

What you need to know about the Omicron Covid-19 Strain

What is the Omicron Strain of COVID-19? COVID-19 is caused by a virus. As our bodies build up an immunity to protect us from infection...

RARMS appoints Ben Chiarella as its first Chief Nursing Officer

The CEO of Rural and Remote Medical Services (RARMS), Mark Burdack, today announced the appointment of its first Chief Nursing Officer...