Sustainable Remote Health Workforces

Key Messages A sustainable remote health workforce is about an appropriate mix of health professionals with suitable personal characteristics and professional attributes to meet the remote populations’ needs. Health professionals working in remote regions propose that future health workforce sustainability is achievable with effective management practices focused on people, practice and place. Irrespective of geographical location, it seems that infrastructure, resources, and community engagement together with the health provider’s systems influence the effectiveness of management practices. Hence, management practices influence the outcomes that can improve workforce sustainability.