ABOUT RDWA

The RDWA provides the workforce to enhance the health and wellbeing of rural communities in South Australia (SA).

The RDWA believes that:

• Sustainable rural communities need sustainable rural health services
• Every person living in rural and remote SA has a right to have access to a general practitioner (GP)
• GPs are the cornerstone of rural health services in SA
• It is crucial that the GP workforce is capable, competent and confident
• Excellent primary health service needs a workforce of doctors, nurses, midwives and allied health professionals working together

The RDWA is an organisation that:

• Acts with transparency and integrity
• Makes decisions in a timely and fair way
• Forms partnerships to enrich and improve rural health services
• Responds to the individual needs of its constituents as well as corporate and community needs
• Fosters innovation in rural health services

RDWA’s 'Foundation and Futures' Strategic Directions for 2015-2020 provides a comprehensive overview of the organisation.

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