title: Strategic approaches to the development of Australia's future primary care workforce.
abstract: Shortages in, and maldistribution of, the primary health care workforce will continue to limit access to health care. The current health reform proposals and policies recognise workforce development as a priority, but only partially address the barriers to improvement. In particular, there will need to be more systematic development of interdisciplinary education within primary health care services, and funding to support this.
authors.affiliation: University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW. m.f.harrisATunsw.edu.au
authors.forename: Mark F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Nicholas A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Zwar
authors.forename: Christine F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Sabina M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Knight
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D058006:General Practice / Q000193:education; D006285:Health Planning; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D012380:Role; D000078329:Workforce