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Government rolls out new $259 million health IT system

WEBMs Fyles said the new system ensures the health system will be modern and enable it to provide the best possible patient care. She said InterSystems is …

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Darwin parents put on alert for hand, foot and mouth disease as …

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NT Health warns of extreme heat across the Territory

WEBThe government also advised the public to watch out for heat stress symptoms which include tiredness and lethargy, headaches, dizzy spells or fainting, …

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Opinion: NT mental healthcare in crisis

WEBOutside of an acute hospital setting, I have had great difficulty getting support for my mental health here in the Territory, because not all recovery from mental …

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RDH makes cuts to neonatal intensive care unit

WEBThe neonatal intensive care unit at Royal Darwin Hospital is no longer treating children born before 32 weeks gestation because of a lack of staff, the Health …

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NT Health boss appointed new Department of Chief

WEBDr Frank Daly is the new chief executive officer of the Department of Chief Minister and Cabinet, Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has said, with his appointment …

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Dr Hugh Heggie to be next NT Administrator

WEBFormer NT chief health officer Dr Hugh Heggie will be the next Administrator of the Northern Territory, the Federal Government has announced. …

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Dr Simon Quilty appointed as first consultant specialist to Rural

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NT Health issues Melioidosis alert after two deaths and heavy rains

WEBNT Health has issued a new warning about deadly soil-borne disease Melioidosis following the deaths of two people since October and diagnosed cases rising …

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NT Government's Howard Springs quarantine takeover …

WEBThe Gunner Government’s takeover of the Howard Springs quarantine facility, which retrenched Territory health workers, has contributed to Royal Darwin …

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‘This is a big crisis for Katherine’: Town’s only GP clinic set to

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Alice Springs Hospital short 130 nurses and midwives, casuals paid

WEBNurses and midwife staffing numbers at Alice Springs Hospital are down by about 130 full-time equivalent positions, or by about 30 per cent, with some leaving due …

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RDH executive apologises for threatening letter to junior doctors

WEBAn NT Health executive representing the Royal Darwin and Palmerston hospitals has apologised to 100 junior doctors over a memo warning them that they …

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External probe ordered into St John Ambulance after 'concerns …

WEBEXCLUSIVE: NT Health is conducting an external review of how St John Ambulance NT operates, following recent cases where its dealings with patients needed …

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Royal Darwin Hospital plunged into ‘code yellow’ status again

WEBRoyal Darwin Hospital is over-capacity yet again, forcing surgeries to be cancelled, with health authorities declaring another “code yellow” – the fourth since …

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‘I was a good cop’ – Zach Rolfe breaks his silence

WEBKumanjayi Walker was a young man with a violent past who abused many in his community, including young girls and boys. When he tried to kill my partner and I – …

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Alice Springs boy, 15, committed ‘brutal’ sexual assault on health …

WEBA 15-year-old boy will remain in youth detention for at least three years after he committed a frightening, violent sexual assault on a female health care worker in Alice Springs last year.

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