Thursday, 21 September 2023
The National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) is made up of 47 diverse national organisations seeking to improve the health status of people living in rural, regional and remote Australia. In... More
Alliance News
Webinar on importance of ‘place’
Thursday, 21 September 2023
The Alliance has partnered with Centre for Health in All Policies Research Translation (CHiAPRT) to convene a webinar on the Importance of ‘Place’ and its influence on rural and remote health and wellbeing, on 12 October 2023 from 2.30 - 4pm (ACST).
The Alliance Chief Executive Susi Tegen will also speak at the event.
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Monday, 18 September 2023
National Rural Health Alliance Chief Executive Susi Tegen called for better funding to improve health care in rural, regional and remote Australia, at the Regions Rising National Summit hosted by the... More
National Rural Health Alliance Chief Executive Susi Tegen called for better funding to improve health care in rural, regional and remote Australia, at the Regions Rising National Summit hosted by the... More
Thursday, 14 September 2023
In our latest Partyline issue, we focus on the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in rural, regional and remote Australia, including innovative models of care that... More
In our latest Partyline issue, we focus on the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in rural, regional and remote Australia, including innovative models of care that... More
Thursday, 14 September 2023 MEDIA RELEASE
The National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) is pleased to see the recent unveiling of the Regionalisation Ambition 2032... More
The National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) is pleased to see the recent unveiling of the Regionalisation Ambition 2032... More
Tuesday, 12 September 2023 MEDIA RELEASE
New data released today shows a strong correlation between reduced access to primary healthcare in rural Australia and high rates... More
New data released today shows a strong correlation between reduced access to primary healthcare in rural Australia and high rates... More
Tuesday, 5 September 2023
Chief Executive of the National Rural Health Alliance Susi Tegen welcomed the launch of a new toolkit by the Local Government Association of SA aimed at helping regional and rural councils attract and retain... More
Chief Executive of the National Rural Health Alliance Susi Tegen welcomed the launch of a new toolkit by the Local Government Association of SA aimed at helping regional and rural councils attract and retain... More
23 February 2023 - Climate disasters have a multiplier effect on the challenges already experienced by rural communities, while they continue to be relied on to provide for Australians’ wellbeing, said the National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) Chief Executive... More
23 February 2023 - National Rural Health Alliance Chief Executive Susanne Tegen told the ABC that people in regional Australia were increasingly questioning whether private health insurance suited them.
In a report by the ABC titled, ‘Value of private health... More
15 February 2023 - National Rural Health Alliance Chief Executive Susanne Tegen spoke to The Medical Republic (TMR) on 14 February 2023 and highlighted the shortages of some vital medications in regional, rural and remote Australia.
Ms Tegen told TMR that this came... More
15 February 2023 - National Rural Health Alliance Chief Executive Susanne Tegen spoke to ABC Riverland about the increasing demands on paramedics and the detrimental effects of intensive rosters that could contribute to the loss of new staff in regional Australia.
In a... More
13 January 2023 - Volume 30 Issue 6 of the Australian Journal of Rural Health is out now. This time the ‘From the Alliance’ editorial... More
13 January 2023 - In Episode 21 of Build ‘Em Up, we chat to Dr Jennifer (Jenny) May, Director of the... More
12 January 2023 - Croakey Health Media interviewed the National Rural Health Alliance's Chief Executive Susanne Tegen about the impact of climate change on rural communities and its ripple effects on the larger communities.
The article, titled ‘... More
05 January 2023 - An article about the National Rural Health Alliance was published in Volume 22 Issue 2 (Summer 2022–23) of Primary Times, the semi-annual publication by our Member, the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association... More