Support Services

Internal to the health service:

1. Staff training and support

• Aboriginal health worker education.
  
• Orientation of new staff in the management and presentation of major illnesses and in cross cultural and other issues.
• Continuing education opportunities for all staff.

2. Management systems

• Financially accountable and include effective recruitment and termination practices.
• Where primary health care is managed by a community controlled health service the organisation must be adequately resourced to implement and maintain good management systems.
• Political advocacy.
  

3. Adequate infrastructure at the community level

• Staff housing and clinic facilities.
• Functional transport facilities to allow access to appropriate health care when needed. This includes the availability of roads and airstrips as well as the use of road and air transport where needed.
  

External to the health service:

• Appropriate visiting specialists and allied health professionals including dental services, mental health services, physician services and others.
• Medical evacuation services where needed.
• Access to hospital facilities.
• Costs of transport and accommodation to access specialist and ancillary care where needed
• Education and training (TAFE, university, further education etc.)