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Prominent regional Australian health chief welcomes latest government scheme to drive doctors into regions


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The Commonwealth Government recently announced updates to its new Rural Advanced Skills funding streams within the Workforce Incentives Program, which was endorsed by the National Rural Health Alliance peak body.

The new initiative will enable eligible doctors to earn additional payments based on the skillsets they are able to service regional and rural communities with, as well as whether they are able to provide emergency care.

Chief Executive of the peak body, Susi Tegen, who originally hails from South Australia's South-East, also backed the latest boost for Australia's regional and rural medical landscape when she appeared on the Country Viewpoint program.
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