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Rethinking policies for the retention of allied health professionals in rural areas: A social relations approach

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  • O'Toole, Kevin
  • Schoo, Adrian
  • Stagnitti, Karen
  • Cuss, Kate

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Objective Retaining allied health professionals in rural areas is a recognised problem. Generally the literature has concentrated on three elements: practitioner needs, community needs and organisational needs. There has been little attempt to focus other types of social relations in which health practitioner retention and recruitment takes place. The aim of this paper is to question the present dominant hierarchical approach taken in relation to the retention of allied health professionals in rural localities.Methods The data derives from a survey in Southwest Victoria, Australia. The sample was purposive rather than representative as it was intended to be exploratory in nature rather than definitive.Results The data indicates that there is a greater tendency for allied health professionals in private practice to be retained in rural areas than those in the public sector.Conclusion The paper concludes by raising some questions about the pertinence of present models for regional health initiatives since they are locked into a bureuacratic model where relationships are hierarchical and asymmetrically controlled.

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  • O'Toole, Kevin & Schoo, Adrian & Stagnitti, Karen & Cuss, Kate, 2008. "Rethinking policies for the retention of allied health professionals in rural areas: A social relations approach," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 87(3), pages 326-332, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:87:y:2008:i:3:p:326-332
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    1. HakemZadeh, Farimah & Sayin, Firat K. & Neiterman, Elena & Zeytinoglu, Isik Urla & Geraci, Johanna & Plenderleith, Jennifer & Lobb, Derek, 2021. "Does an alignment of employment policies and individual preferences affect intention to stay in the profession? Evidence from Canadian Midwives," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 125(4), pages 450-458.
    2. Catherine Cosgrave, 2020. "Context Matters: Findings from a Qualitative Study Exploring Service and Place Factors Influencing the Recruitment and Retention of Allied Health Professionals in Rural Australian Public Health Servic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(16), pages 1-27, August.

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