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Doctors warn DV driving 'traumatised' staff out of jobs

Doctors in the Northern Territory say they are treating more women for domestic violence injuries. (David Mariuz/AAP PHOTOS)

The severity of domestic violence at Northern Territory hospitals is driving healthcare workers away from the job, doctors warn. 

Domestic violence accounted for the majority of their workload but the trauma of treating heinous injuries was contributing to ongoing staff shortages, says Alice Springs-based Australasian College of Emergency Medicine president Stephen Gourley.

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