Recruitment and Retention of Allied Health Professionals in the Disability Sector in Rural and Remote New South Wales, Australia

Autor/inn/en	Lincoln, Michelle; Gallego, Gisselle; Dew, Angela; Bulkeley, Kim; Veitch, Craig; Bundy, Anita; Brentnall, Jennie; Chedid, Rebecca Jean; Griffiths, Scott
Titel	Recruitment and Retention of Allied Health Professionals in the Disability Sector in Rural and Remote New South Wales, Australia
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 39 (2014) 1, S.86-97 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1469-9532
DOI	10.3109/13668250.2013.861393
Schlagwörter	Recruitment; Labor Turnover; Allied Health Personnel; Disabilities; Rural Areas; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Recruiting; Rekrutierung; Handicap; Behinderung; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	Background: People with disability living in rural areas are vulnerable to the loss of access to allied health services due to a critical shortage of allied health professionals (AHPs). This study aimed to investigate recruitment and retention issues of importance to AHPs providing services to people with disability in rural New South Wales, Australia. Method: Focus groups and semistructured interviews were conducted with 97 purposively sampled service providers in the disability sector. Interviews and focus groups were digitally recorded and transcribed. A modified grounded theory approach using thematic analysis and constant comparison was used to analyse the data. Results: Three major themes relating to recruitment and retention were identified: (a) flexible recruitment, (b) retention strategies that work, and (c) challenges to retention. Conclusions: AHPs in the disability sector identified some of the same issues influencing recruitment and retention as AHPs in the health, education, and private sectors. Several unique issues were also identified that will assist policymakers to improve recruitment and retention of AHPs employed in the disability sector in rural areas. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01