Fly-in Fly-out (FIFO) and Drive-in Drive-out (DIDO) Workforce Practices in Regional Australia

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Australia has released its report on the use of fly-in fly-out (FIFO) and drive-in-drive-out (DIDO) workforce practices in regional Australian, to which the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) made a submission and gave evidence. Chapter 6 (PDF 284KB) of the report "Delivery of health services and local training" focuses on the delivery of health services and local training. The Committee has indicated support for two of the NRHA's recommendations. The first of these is for a National Rural Health Plan "that sets strategies and targets for achieving fair access to services for people living in regional and remote areas" (Recommendation 19). The second, for each Regional Development Australia committee, in consultation with Medicare Locals, to have a health focus in its Strategic Plan, is picked up in Recommendation 20. (NRHA eforum 1/3/13)