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Follow the links below to find information on accommodation services, including refuges, retirement villages, supported accommodation and services for homeless people.
Updated March 2008
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Independent living - aids and equipment
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Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
People with disabilities can use aids, including equipment and modifications to homes, to live more independently. Someone with a disability may need aids or equipment for walking, personal care or other daily activities. Permanent residents of Victoria may be eligible for subsidised aids under the Victorian Aids and Equipment Program.
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Oct 2008
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Regional Services
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Novita Children's Services
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| Description: |
Information is provided about the services provided by metropolitan regional offices of Novita to particular country areas of South Australia.
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Oct 2008
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Sexual harassment in the workplace
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Inspire Foundation
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Sexual harassment in the workplace is any form of unwelcome sexual attention that is, or that you find, offensive, humiliating or intimidating that occurs anywhere you carry out any task for your employment. This factsheet has information about what it is, your rights and what you can do about it.
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May 2008
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Bonded Medical Places (BMP) Scheme
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
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| Description: |
The Bonded Medical Places Scheme provides funding to universities for over 600 additional medical places each year. These extra places are intended to provide more doctors for areas where there are medical shortages.
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May 2008
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Medical Rural Bonded (MRB) Scholarships
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
Medical Rural Bonded (MRB) Scholarships are an initiative to deliver more doctors and better health services to rural and regional communities.
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May 2008
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Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme - what is it?
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Queensland Health
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The Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme has been put in place to help Queenslanders access specialist medical services, which are not available in their local area. Where these specialist services are not available within 50 kilometres of the nearest public hospital, the Scheme offers assistance by providing a contribution towards the cost of transport and accommodation. Queensland Health administers the Scheme through its network of public hospitals.
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Apr 2008
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Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme - how do I apply?
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Queensland Health
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When you have been referred to a specialist medical service you will need to ask your doctor to apply to your local hospital for transport and accommodation subsidies on your behalf. If your doctor expects you to be making a number of visits you can request assistance for the series of trips up to four weeks in advance.
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Apr 2008
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Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme - eligibility
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Queensland Health
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If you have a Medicare Card (or are eligible to hold a Medicare Card) and you are a Queensland resident you can be considered for assistance under this Scheme. However, if your transport and accommodation costs are covered in other ways (such as through workers compensation or the Department of Veterans' Affairs) you will be required to claim assistance through those avenues first.
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Apr 2008
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Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme - complaints
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Queensland Health
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The best way to have your complaint dealt with effectively is to make it in writing. You should clearly describe the circumstances of the situation that has lead you to make a complaint stating if you can, times, dates, locations, and the names of persons involved. You should also be clear about identifying what aspects of the situations have caused you a problem and what you would see as being a satisfactory resolution.
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Apr 2008
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Rural Retention Program
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
The Rural Retention Program (RRP) is an initiative that recognises long-serving general practitioners in rural and remote communities that may experience significant difficulties in retaining general practitioners. Communities in which these doctors work will benefit through improved access to general practice services and continuity of health care.
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Apr 2008
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Rural women's GP service
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
Information about the Rural Women's GP Service.
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Apr 2008
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Regional Health Services
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| Publisher: |
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
This program helps small rural communities with a population of less than 5000 people improve their access to local primary health care services.
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Apr 2008
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Rural health services
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Information on a range of rural health services and initiatives.
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Apr 2008
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Rural Advanced Specialist Trainee Support
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
The Rural Advanced Specialist Trainee Support (RASTS) program funds specialist training initiatives in rural Australia.
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Feb 2008
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Advanced Specialist Training Posts in Rural Areas
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
$2 million is allocated annually through the Advanced Specialist Training Posts in Rural Areas (ASTPRA) program to the state governments and the Northern Territory government for accredited advanced specialist training posts in rural and regional areas.
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Feb 2008
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Specialist Re-Entry Program
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
The Specialist Re-Entry Program (SREP) aims to increase the specialist workforce by supporting specialists who want to resume clinical practice after having taken a break; specialists who want to re-enter an area of specialty in order to expand the medical services that they provide; and qualified proceduralists who wish to resume procedural work.
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Feb 2008
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Support Scheme for Rural Specialists
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
The Support Scheme for Rural Specialists (SSRS) provides funding for innovative approaches to support the continuing professional development (CPD) and peer support needs of specialists practising in rural and remote areas.
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Feb 2008
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Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
Information on the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) and its delivery of primary health services to people who live, travel or work in rural and remote communities in Australia.
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Jan 2008
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Nurse Scholarship Program
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
The Nurse Scholarship Program offers incentives to individuals wishing to pursue or build on a career in rural or remote area nursing and to nurses wishing to re-enter the nursing workforce anywhere in Australia.
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| Date: |
Dec 2007
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Domestic violence - services for women
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| Publisher: |
Better Health Channel
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Every woman and child has the right to be safe. Violence is a crime. Domestic violence has an enormous impact on the physical and mental health of women and children. It is a complex issue and women experiencing domestic violence need individual support and access to a variety of services.
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Sep 2007
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