High turnover of staff in rural and remote areas means:
a. collective memory tends to be short.
b. the development of an experienced workforce isprevented
c. a and b.
d. none of the above.
c
High turnover of staff in rural and remote areas prevents
the development of an experienced workforce whose members
have completed their adaptation process and become effective
health professionals. Collective memory of what has gone
on before, what works and what does not work tends to
be short. It is difficult to establish or maintain efficient and
effective remote health services when health professionals are
constantly being replaced.
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