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Despite multiple initiatives, recruitment and retention challenges remain. Evidence\u2010informed, context\u2010specific solutions are needed to address local workforce needs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To identify and prioritise locally responsive health workforce models in Central Queensland and assess their feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness from the perspective of local stakeholders.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A modified Delphi method was used, comprising two rounds of online surveys with health practitioners and administrative staff. In Round One, participants rated 11 workforce models, developed from prior qualitative interviews and expert roundtable discussions, on feasibility and effectiveness using a five\u2010point Likert scale. Open\u2010text responses were collected to provide qualitative insights. Models meeting predefined consensus thresholds (\u2265\u200970% feasibility or \u2265\u200960% effectiveness) progressed to Round Two, where participants, stratified by profession (nursing, medical, allied health, other), re\u2010evaluated the shortlisted models. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics, and qualitative responses were analysed using deductive thematic analysis (Braun &amp; Clarke, 2006).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Seven models met consensus thresholds in Round One: Placement, Career Broker, Transport Partner, Telehealth Blended, Advertisement\/Pop Culture, Expatriate and FIFO. In Round Two, the Placement model was consistently rated highly across all professional groups, with strong support also for the Career Broker and Transport Partner models, particularly among allied health and nursing participants. Models requiring significant system reform, such as Expatriate and FIFO, received more variable ratings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Locally grounded, system\u2010supported strategies, especially Placement, Career Broker and Transport Partner models, were favoured over approaches relying on external incentives or structural overhaul. Implementation of these models, supported by pilot testing and collaborative evaluation, offers a promising pathway to strengthening rural and regional workforce sustainability.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/ajr.70198","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,28]],"date-time":"2026-04-28T16:39:52Z","timestamp":1777394392000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Prioritising Health Workforce Solutions for Rural and Regional Queensland: A Delphi Study"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"34","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5286-4789","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tracy","family":"Flenady","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Sciences, CQUniversity  Rockhampton Queensland Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7189-5118","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tessa","family":"Benveniste","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Appleton Institute, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, CQUniversity  Adelaide South Australia Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Drew","family":"Dawson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of the Vice\u2010President (Research), CQUniversity  Adelaide South Australia Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Matthew J. 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