The new national health workforce body - Health Workforce Australia - will be based in Adelaide.

The decision to bring the agency to Adelaide was made at the national meeting of Health Ministers in Canberra on Friday 4 September and it is estimated that around 100 jobs will be created.

Health Workforce Australia will plan, coordinate and fund clinical training across all disciplines on behalf of the Commonwealth, State and Territories, coordinating international recruitment, scholarships, rural medical training and the use of overseas graduates.

To read the full Government of South Australia news release please click here