3 2. MIGRANT INTAKE INTO AUSTRALIA 5 2.1 Background -Maldistribution of the healthcare workforce in Australia 5 2.2 The use of migration to address health workforce shortages 6 2.3 The use of migration to address health workforce maldistribution 7 2.4 The need for ongoing health migration 9 2.5 The global health workforce market 10 2.6 Issues relating to the health workforce migrant intake into Australia 11 314 RURAL HEALTH WORKFORCE AUSTRALIA Rural Health Workforce Australia (RHWA) is the national peak body for Australia’s network of state and territory Rural Workforce Agencies. The independent, not-for-profit RWA Network is comprised of Rural Health Workforce Australia (RHWA) and the seven State and Territory based Rural Workforce Agencies (RWAs): Rural Health Workforce Australia NSW Rural Doctors Network Rural Workforce Agency Victoria
3 2. MIGRANT INTAKE INTO AUSTRALIA 5 2.1 Background -Maldistribution of the healthcare workforce in Australia 5 2.2 The use of migration to address health workforce shortages 6 2.3 The use of migration to address health workforce maldistribution 7 2.4 The need for ongoing health migration 9 2.5 The global health workforce market 10 2.6 Issues relating to the health workforce migrant intake into Australia 11 314 RURAL HEALTH WORKFORCE AUSTRALIA Rural Health Workforce Australia (RHWA) is the national peak body for Australia’s network of state and territory Rural Workforce Agencies. The independent, not-for-profit RWA Network is comprised of Rural Health Workforce Australia (RHWA) and the seven State and Territory based Rural Workforce Agencies (RWAs): Rural Health Workforce Australia NSW Rural Doctors Network Rural Workforce Agency Victoria
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