Rural Workforce special issue of AJRH

The Australian Journal of Rural Health has published a special open-access issue, entitled Rural Workforce Research, March 2011.  Edited by David Perkins, the fact that rural residents have the poorest access to health services in Australia is highlighted as a function of workforce shortages and problems in the distribution of health care professionals. Workforce issues are a major concern for rural health researchers and policy makers and the subject of many innovative studies. "This virtual edition of the AJRH brings together a selection of these papers illustrating the scope and variety of workforce problems and relevant published research. It should be of interest to rural health professionals, researchers, students and policymakers."