Security improvements for Outback nurses, including the implementation of Gayle’s Law, should be among the priorities for Australia’s first National Rural Health Commissioner, Senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore says. Federal Parliament last week agreed to establish the position of Rural Health Commissioner to champion improved health policies for regional and remote areas. In the wake of the murder of Outback nurse Gayle Woodford, the SA Government last week announced it would pass “Gayle’s Law”, requiring rural health professionals to be accompanied by a colleague or escort to patient call-outs.
