Guide to RDN Services

To help build and sustain access to quality healthcare in rural and Aboriginal communities, RDN delivers a range of services including:

Health workforce recruitment, rural orientation, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and retention programs.
Administration of rural health Outreach services in NSW.
Future workforce training pathway and rural immersion programs.
Workforce career management support, scholarships and grants.
Practice and health facility management and leadership support including finding locum support.
Regional workforce and stakeholder coordination, town-based workforce planning.
Collation and dissemination of rural health workforce data.

RDN also works with:

Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) to support health services for indigenous Australians.
Rural NSW Primary Health Networks (PHNs) to support remote, rural and regional GPs and the health workforce.
Local communities, governments and rural Local Health Districts (LHDs) on workforce matters.
Universities and Rural Health Clubs to promote rural health careers