Working Future. A Territory Government Initiative
Working Future. A Territory Government Initiative
The Territory Government is supporting Territorians through quality and affordable health care across the Territory.
Budget 2012 delivers a record $1.2 billion health budget, including a record $553 million to improve our hospitals.
Work continues to boost the health workforce with an additional 781 nurses and 255 doctors employed since 2002.
The construction of the $110 million Palmerston Hospital took a significant step forward in April with the commencement of water and sewerage headworks.
DonateLife Week was launched in the Northern Territory by its patron, the Governor-General, Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO, at a special ceremony at Darwin Botanic Gardens.
Royal Darwin Hospital’s (RDH) new 100-bed short term patient accommodation facility - dubbed the “Medi-Hotel” - is progressing rapidly, with work now moving to its walls and roof.
Putting influenza vaccination at the top of your "To Do" list is the advice coming from the Centre for Disease Control (CDC), as it encourages people to protect themselves against flu.
Crew members from the HMAS Bundaberg visited Katherine Hospital while on a recent stop in the Top End.
Friends, colleagues and patients have farewelled Remote Health pioneer Margie McLean as she finished up her decades-long career serving Territorians.
A new training program to help primary health care practitioners improve the oral health of children in remote communities was launched recently.
The Territory’s youngest patients are reaping the benefits of the community’s generosity, with Top End Woolworths stores raising more than $60,000 for the Gove, Katherine and Darwin public hospitals.
Royal Darwin Hospital patients have been undergoing treatment of a different kind - laughter therapy.
Clown Doctors Dr Honeybee (Miranda Mills) and Dr Biscuit (Nique Murch) spent two days at RDH giving out doses of fun and laughter.
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Nominations for the 2012 Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards are now open. Our nurses and midwives play an enormous role in the care of Territorians and now is the opportunity to nominate a nurse or midwife who excels in their role for these prestigious awards. You can also encourage others to nominate an excellent nurse or midwife.
This year, as part of the awards, nurses and midwives also have the opportunity to showcase their photographic skills in the ‘This is My World of Nursing and Midwifery’ Photo Prize. The winner of the photo prize will receive a $500 prize and finalists will be showcased in the Nursing Review Magazine.
Nomination forms for the Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards and entry forms for the, ‘This is My World of Nursing and Midwifery’ Photo Prize can be found below.
N&M Awards 2012 Nomination Form 1MB
N&M Awards 2012 Photo Comp Form 1.1MB
The Territory Government is targeting problem drinkers to turn them “off tap’ and mandate treatment to stop the violence. Information for Health Practitioners | Information for the General Public
The Northern Territory is like no other place in the world - that's why so many people love living here, or visiting on holidays. The NT is a land of desert scapes, traditional Aboriginal communities, unique wildlife, spectacular coastlines and river systems, multicultural markets, and so much more.
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One in eight Australian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Early detection may mean more effective treatment, and can even save lives. Women aged 50-69 years are entitled to free breast cancer screening.
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Some Sexually Transmitted Infections don’t have symptoms but can have serious consequences. To keep safe during the year, use condoms and lubricant.
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Healthy Territory is a Northern Territory Government initiative designed to reform the health system, to make the health and wellbeing of Territorians better at all stages of the life course.
Over the next 20 years there will be a greater service-provider mix in the health system, with a health workforce that meets the needs of all Territorians, and a percentage of Indigenous people in the health workforce that reflects the cultural profile of the community.
By 2030 all Territorians will live as long as or longer than other Australians and the life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Territorians will be closed.
