Rural & Remote Programs
Quality healthcare shouldn’t depend on a postcode.
Healthcare Australia supplies nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals to rural and remote health services, managing credentialing, travel, and accommodation end-to-end so your services stay open.
The rural workforce gap
27% vs 11%
27% of the population are in regional, rural and remote areas but only 11% of RACP trainees are in these areas.
2.5-3.7X
Potentially avoidable deaths in very remote parts of Australia are 2.5 times higher for men and 3.7 times higher for women.
2X
As many nurses and allied health workers per capita in major cities as in small rural towns
$2,000+
Daily rates regularly advertised for regional locum doctors, making planned, sustained workforce models essential
Rural & Remote Programs
Distance should not determine the standard of care
Our Rural & Remote Programs, long known for travel nursing, now extend across nursing, medical and allied health. We source, credential, mobilise and support the professionals your community needs, so services stay open and care stays continuous.
Our Rural & Remote Solutions
- Travel nursing placements and remote area nursing
- Medical locum doctors and specialists
- Travel allied health, outreach and visiting services
- Clinicians prepared to work in culturally safe ways in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
- Travel and accommodation coordination
One partner for nurses, doctors and allied health
Many rural services manage a separate agency for each workforce stream.
With HCA, you work with one partner. We place travel nurses, locum doctors and allied health professionals under a single agreement, with travel, accommodation, credentialling and 24/7 support managed end to end. You get one point of contact, one set of compliance standards and consolidated reporting.
Clinicians new to remote practice complete our New to Remote pathway, with tailored onboarding and clinical preparation before they arrive, so they are ready for remote work from their first shift.
Nursing & midwifery
Remote area nursing
Emergency, ICU & theatre
General practice & rural generalist
Psychiatry & mental health
Anaesthetics, medicine & surgery
Paediatrics, obstetrics & gynaecology
Physiotherapy & occupational therapy
Podiatry, speech pathology & dietetics
CASE STUDY
Supporting Health Across New South Wales
- 2,000+ placements
- 4,000 healthcare workers mobilised
Areas We Support
For more than 50 years, Healthcare Australia has worked alongside the organisations that deliver care across the country. We know that every setting operates differently, with its own clinical requirements, regulatory obligations, funding models and workforce pressures. Our specialist teams bring that knowledge to every engagement, whether you need to cover a critical shift, build a permanent team, upskill your staff or plan your future workforce. From metropolitan health services to remote communities, we shape our solutions around the setting you operate in.
Public Hospitals
Qualified clinicians and support staff who help public health services maintain safe staffing, manage demand and keep wards and departments running.
Private Hospitals
Flexible and permanent workforce solutions that help private hospitals and day surgeries meet patient volumes, theatre schedules and quality standards.
Aged Care
Nurses and care workers who help residential aged care providers deliver person-centred care and meet their care minute and registered nurse obligations.
Home Care
Skilled nurses and care workers who support older Australians and people with care needs to live safely and independently at home.
NDIS & Disability
Disability support workers and allied health professionals who help NDIS providers deliver safe, high-quality supports.
Community Health
Healthcare professionals for community health centres, outreach programs and primary care services that keep people well in their communities.
Government & Public Sector
Compliant, scalable workforce solutions for federal, state and local government health programs and services.
Mental Health
Mental health nurses, allied health professionals and support workers for inpatient, community and crisis services.
Corporate Sector
Health professionals and services that support employee wellbeing, workplace health and injury management for Australian businesses.
Not-for-Profit
Workforce solutions that help not-for-profit providers deliver on their mission and make every dollar count.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
Culturally safe workforce solutions for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations and the communities they serve.
Rural & Remote
Targeted recruitment, relocation support and travel workforces that bring essential care to regional and remote communities.
From booking to first shift, managed for you
Our systems keep credentialling, mobilisation and compliance on track across every placement, so your team isn’t managing flights, accommodation and paperwork.
We provide:
- Credentialling and compliance, including registration, screening and mandatory training verified before travel
- Travel and accommodation, booked and managed by HCA
- Mobilisation and placement tracking providing clear visibility of who is arriving, and when
- Placement tracking
- 24/7 placement support for your team and our clinicians
- • Workforce reporting covering placements, fill rates and spend across your sites
So remote services receive qualified, compliant professionals who arrive ready to work.
Close the rural healthcare gap
Whether you need a single locum for a remote clinic or a sustained workforce program across regional sites, HCA can mobilise the nurses, doctors and allied health professionals your community needs.
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