Regional\u00a0Australia has done exceptionally well in managing\u00a0the\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0pandemic\u00a0and we are in a great position going into next year\u00a0thanks to our world class health workforce.
\nFederal\u00a0Regional Health\u00a0Minister,\u00a0Mark Coulton\u00a0said\u00a0the\u00a0rural workforce\u00a0\u2013 including\u00a0doctors, nurses,\u00a0midwives,\u00a0pharmacists\u00a0and allied health professionals \u2013\u00a0has\u00a0continually risen to the\u00a0challenges\u00a0of\u00a0COVID-19.
\n\u201cI want to particularly thank the health workers who maintained essential services in rural and remote communities during a time of great uncertainty and under considerable pressure,\u201d Minister Coulton said.
\n\u201cFor many, it meant additional time away from their families and making a personal sacrifice to ensure their communities and rural Australia\u00a0more broadly\u00a0remained safe.
\n\u201cAustralia\u2019s\u00a0rural\u00a0health care workers\u00a0have\u00a0shouldered a great burden to deliver high quality care during this crisis for the benefit of all Australians.\u201d
\n\u201cThe\u00a0past year has thrown up\u00a0many\u00a0challenges,\u00a0including drought, fires, floods and the pandemic which our\u00a0health system has responded\u00a0to\u00a0and supported\u00a0communities through.\u201d
\nMinister Coulton said\u00a0while there were currently small outbreaks,\u00a0the\u00a0Federal\u00a0Government\u2019s sustained response to the pandemic, in close cooperation with\u00a0states and territories and\u00a0health professionals, has been extremely successful in containing the virus.
\n\u201cOur\u00a0management of this crisis means our world class health system was not overwhelmed by the virus.
\n\u201cAustralia, particularly regional Australia, has fared extremely well in comparison to the rest of the world. All\u00a0Australians have played their part in helping to\u00a0stop\u00a0the spread of this virus.
\nMinister Coulton said it was\u00a0important\u00a0to\u00a0remain vigilant\u00a0and COVID-safe over Christmas and beyond to help\u00a0maintain\u00a0our\u00a0extraordinary success.
\n\u201cWhile many are feeling tired at the end of a long, difficult\u00a0year,\u00a0we should\u00a0spare a thought for those who\u00a0will continue to provide\u00a0vital\u00a0health care over the holidays,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cI\u00a0extend my thanks\u00a0and\u00a0acknowledge the many frontline\u00a0health staff\u00a0who\u00a0will continue to work throughout the festive season\u00a0to safeguard the health of\u00a0all\u00a0Australians,\u00a0now and into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Regional\u00a0Australia has done exceptionally well in managing\u00a0the\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0pandemic\u00a0and we are in a great position going into next year\u00a0thanks to our world class health workforce. Federal\u00a0Regional Health\u00a0Minister,\u00a0Mark Coulton\u00a0said\u00a0the\u00a0rural workforce\u00a0\u2013 including\u00a0doctors, nurses,\u00a0midwives,\u00a0pharmacists\u00a0and allied health professionals \u2013\u00a0has\u00a0continually risen to the\u00a0challenges\u00a0of\u00a0COVID-19. \u201cI want to particularly thank the health workers who maintained essential services in rural and remote communities during a … Continue reading “Thanks to Australia\u2019s rural, regional and remote health workforce”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9759\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}