Abstract
Health services are suggested to contribute to remote communities in ways that extend beyond healthcare delivery. This international multiple case-study research provides qualitative evidence of the social, economic and human contributions (the ‘added-value’) that may be lost should remote communities lose in-situ health provision. We present a typology of added-value contributions that differentiates institutional aspects (residing in buildings, or embodied in the specific status, capabilities and skills of health professionals) and individual aspects (attributable to health professionals’ unique personalities and choices). This typology has relevance for communities, policymakers and managers when considering the impacts of potential service changes.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1136-1144 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Health & Place |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Early online date | 23 Jul 2010 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2010 |
Keywords
- health professional roles
- health policy
- rural health
- social capital
- human capital
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NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication Health & Place. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in HEALTH & PLACE, [VOL 16, ISSUE 6, (2010)] DOI 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.07.005