Response by the National Rural Health Alliance
The National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) welcomes this opportunity to provide input to the Select Committee’s Inquiry into the implementation of key health recommendations affecting remote, rural and regional NSW communities. The Alliance comprises 52 national organisations committed to improving the health and wellbeing of the over 7 million people in regional, rural and remote (hereafter rural) Australia. Our diverse membership includes representation from health professional organisations, health service providers, health educators, students and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector.
The Alliance provides a united voice for people and health professionals living and working in rural communities and advocates for sustainable and affordable health services. Our most important role, underpinned by our broad representative base, is listening to the people of rural Australia and facilitating their views and ideas to government.