Cleve, Cowell, Elliston and Kimba

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RVTS fact sheet July 2020

ABOUT CLEVE, COWELL, ELLISTON AND

KIMBA Cowell, Cleve, Elliston and Kimba Adelaide SA

RVTS TARGETED RECRUITMENT The Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS) is assisting the recruitment of doctors to targeted remote communities with high medical workforce need by including the RVTS GP Vocational Training program as a component of the doctor recruitment package. In 2018-20 the RVTS Targeted Recruitment Strategy successfully secured the services of 11 full-time doctors to 13 rural and remote communities across Australia. RVTS Training is a four-year GP training program delivered by Distance Education and Remote Supervision leading to Fellowship of the ACRRM and/or RACGP. RVTS Training is fully funded by the Australian Government.

Location Attractions Housing Education

The four Eyre Peninsula The Eyre Peninsula region The median house price in Cowell, Cleve, Elliston, and communities are all within is most famously known as Cowell is $173,000 with 46 Kimba all have area schools 2.5 hours drive of each one of the most picturesque properties currently for sale. catering up to year 12. The other, surrounded by broad regions in the country. Cowell area school also acre farming and Complete with white sandy offers an award-winning aquaculture. beaches, surfing and some aquaculture program which Cleve is located 90 of the finest fishing areas attracts students from all minutes from Whyalla and in Australia, the Peninsula over the state. Port Lincoln Port Lincoln. Flights are is renowned for its quality has a private school which available to Adelaide from lifestyle, pristine offers boarding facilities. Port Lincoln and Whyalla environment and strong airports. sense of community. ABOUT MID EYRE MEDICAL

Contact: Donnamarie Walker Acting Regional Community Health Team Leader Medical Practices, IPHCS & Quality Eyre & Far North Local Health Network Phone: (08) 8628 2665

Mid Eyre Medical delivers an innovative model of general practice, providing diverse patient-centred primary health care and hospital-based services to the communities of Cleve, Kimba, Cowell, and Elliston.

The team operates primarily from Cleve to support the four rural hospitals. The practice is owned and managed by the Eyre and Far North Local Health Network. The team of GPs is supported by administration staff, a practice nurse and a full-time practice manager.

Mid Eyre Medical provides primary and emergency health care to more than 3000 people. The emergency on-call roster is a 1:4 arrangement, allowing for a work-life balance. The other GPs in the practice offer support to their colleagues to ensure safe patient care and good self-care.

The network comprises: Cleve Hospital with 20 acute and additional aged care beds; Cowell and District Hospital has 12 acute and 18 aged care beds; Elliston and District Hospital has six acute and 15 aged care beds specialising in dementia services; Kimba and Districts Hospital has 12 acute and 19 aged care beds. FAST FACTS

Referring hospitals Services Visiting specialists

• Whyalla has a regional cancer • Consulting clinic including • Includes, optometry (private), centre, an integrated mental post-surgical care, post-natal ophthalmology (private), health inpatient unit and provides care, palliative care, basic audiometry, Child and Family rehab, orthotics/prosthetics and X-ray and emergency on-call Health Service, mental health orthopaedics. services. Additional services and chiropractor (private). Port Lincoln is a modern 50 bed include physiotherapy, podiatry, A wide range of services are complex with obstetrics, renal occupational therapy, speech accessible via tele-health. dialysis and operating facilities. pathology, dietetics, midwifery, Birthing facilities at Port Lincoln, early childhood health, youth Port Augusta and Whyalla. development and more.

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