Table 5 Descriptive statistics of the key health workforce and estimated new cases by remoteness levels
Current scenario | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Endocrinology | Gastroenterology and Hepatology | Palliative medicine | Pain medicine | General surgery^ | Radiation oncology | Medical oncology |
Metropolitan | 1635 | 1992 | 463 | 236 | 3174 | 734 | 1588 |
Regional centres | 55 | 49 | 53 | 30 | 274 | 87 | 166 |
Large rural towns | 7 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 296 | 28 | 96 |
Medium/small rural towns* | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 176 | 0 | 3 |
Estimated increase in Stages I-II cases by remoteness levels (base case) | |||||||
| Â | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | Â | |
Metropolitan | 324 | 337 | 346 | 354 | 363 | ||
Regional centres | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | ||
Large rural towns | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||
Medium/small rural towns* | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | ||