Development of a model for sustainable delivery of outreach allied health services to remote north-west Queensland, Australia

Abstract

The planning matrix informed and underpinned the final form of the outreach Model of service delivery. The process described enabled the development of a Model for delivering allied health services in a remote rural area that considered the burden of disease, context for service delivery addressing community concerns with visiting services, recruitment and retention of health professionals and integration with resident and visiting health and community services. The strategies employed provide a template for allied health service development in rural and remote areas internationally.