Williams J
New South Wales Rural Divisions Co-Ordinating Unit Ltd, Wallsend, Australia.
Aust J Rural Health. 1998 Aug;6(3):156-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.1998.tb00303.x.
In Australia, divisions of general practice are the organisational structures for local networks of general practitioners. They facilitate communication across the profession and with other parts of the health system and are established in urban, rural and remote areas. Funding is provided contractually to divisions through the Federal Government's Divisions and Projects Grants Program. The under-supply of doctors and other health professionals in rural and remote areas of Australia is a serious problem that has far-reaching effects. The present paper argues that if the Divisions and Projects Grants Program is to be effective in achieving its aims and objectives, then the Program's policies must be responsive to the different needs, roles, constraints, expectations and capabilities of divisions and their members as well as the structural impediments imposed by the medical workforce.
在澳大利亚，全科医疗部门是全科医生地方网络的组织结构。它们促进了整个行业内部以及与卫生系统其他部门的沟通，并且在城市、农村和偏远地区均有设立。资金通过联邦政府的部门与项目资助计划以合同形式提供给各部门。澳大利亚农村和偏远地区医生及其他卫生专业人员供应不足是一个严重问题，具有深远影响。本文认为，如果部门与项目资助计划要有效实现其目标，那么该计划的政策必须回应各部门及其成员的不同需求、角色、限制、期望和能力，以及医疗劳动力所带来的结构性障碍。
