Improving access to needed medical services in rural and remote Canadian communities : recruitment and retention revisited

Abstract

This discussion paper addresses the problem of improving access to medical services in rural and remote communities in Canada, and reviews policy options for addressing this problem. It is written in a question-and-answer format appropriate for a wide general audience. The questions cover a range of topics including some of the history of the problem, approaches which have been used in Canada and elsewhere, assessments of these approaches, and the scope for further policy development in this area.