Rural Health West is a not-for-profit organisation committed to ensuring people living in country communities have access to medical and health services. With 30 years in the rural health sector, we are known as the ‘go to’ people for rural health workforce.

We are the leading health workforce agency in Western Australia. We work hard behind the scenes to provide a range of support to rural health professionals to keep country people healthy.

We are funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and the Government of Western Australia WA Country Health Service to deliver programs designed to attract, recruit and support medical and health professionals to rural Western Australia.

We have been improving access to healthcare services for country communities for over 30 years. We are able to identify and implement solutions to health workforce issues through our collaborative work with government agencies, private organisations and other non-government organisations at local, state and national levels.

The organisation is administered by an eight member Board of Directors and managed by our Chief Executive Officer, Tim Shackleton. For more information about our Board and Management Team, visit the staff pages on our website.