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Rural and Remote Medical Services Statement: Rural health care is changing, and we must too
After 20 successful years of helping rural and remote communities to manage on-site local community GP practices, and recruiting...
Aug 5, 2022


Rural and Remote Medical Services Statement: Rural health care is changing, and we must too
After 20 successful years of helping rural and remote communities to manage on-site local community GP practices, and recruiting...
Aug 5, 2022


RARMS HEALTH Medical Practices in Lightning Ridge and Walgett to Close
Over 7,000 people will have reduced access to primary health care across the Walgett Shire, with two long-standing medical practices...
Apr 29, 2022


Urgent Need for Rural Health JobKeeper Package
The Chief Executive Officer, Mark Burdack, of the Rural and Remote Medical Services (RARMS) Charity has today called on the State and...
Apr 8, 2022


Front-line nurses, burnt-out or on the brink.
Pre-Covid, the healthcare system was already struggling. It’s time to invest in primary care and best practices to take that weight off...
Mar 24, 2022


Healthy Communities: A case for structural change in how we manage our health
Looking at our health system from an outsider’s perspective, governments wanting to reduce the unsustainable growth of health budgets should
Feb 14, 2022


NSW Inquiry into the Management of COVID
Introductory remarks to evidence given at the NSW Inquiry into the Management of COVID by RARMS CEO I would like to acknowledge that I am...
Feb 12, 2022


Rural people addressing rural health Integrated Rural Health Award - Angela Hubbard
The winner of the 2021 RARMS Integrated Rural Health Award is Angela Hubbard. A physiotherapist based in central western NSW, Angela has...
Dec 22, 2021


What you need to know about the Omicron Covid-19 Strain
What is the Omicron Strain of COVID-19? COVID-19 is caused by a virus. As our bodies build up an immunity to protect us from infection...
Nov 29, 2021


RARMS appoints Ben Chiarella as its first Chief Nursing Officer
The CEO of Rural and Remote Medical Services (RARMS), Mark Burdack, today announced the appointment of its first Chief Nursing Officer...
Sep 21, 2021
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