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Table 1 Summary of Remote Health Centre Characteristics

From: Equitable resourcing of primary health care in remote communities in Australia’s Northern Territory: a pilot study

Expenditure

• workforce or staff

• drugs, medical consumables and equipment

• professional development

• accounting / legal/ insurance expenses

• recruitment

• other

• communications

• corporate cost allocation

• vehicle operation

• capital and depreciation

• buildings

 

ABS 2011 Population Demographics

 

• workforce Participation

• catchment population

• Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA)

• age

• travel time to nearest regional centre

• Indigenous status

• distance to nearest regional centre

• English spoken at home

• Australian Standard Geographical Classification – Remoteness Area (ASGC-RA)

Service Delivery

• consultations per annum

• resident service provided

• patients currently registered

• visiting service provided

• patients seen in past 6 months

• regularity and duration of visiting services