Patterns of resident health workforce turnover and retention in remote communities of the Northern Territory of Australia, 2013-2015

• Main Authors: Deborah J Russell (Author), Yuejen Zhao (Author), Steven Guthridge (Author), Mark Ramjan (Author), Michael P Jones (Author), John S Humphreys (Author), John Wakerman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The geographical maldistribution of the health workforce is a persisting global issue linked to inequitable access to health services and poorer health outcomes for rural and remote populations. In the Northern Territory (NT), anecdotal reports suggest that the primary care workf...