The Latest Breaking News from NT Health

NT Health officials have issued a health alert after a person died with the potentially deadly Murray Valley encephalitis.

Authorities are urging people to apply insect repellent and wear long-sleeved shirts if venturing near mosquito-prone areas, after a fatal case of the brain infection was diagnosed in the Top End.

Hospitals in Alice Springs and Darwin see a surge in alcohol-related presentations, as organisations call for immediate funding to help quell soaring rates of family violence.

Health authorities in the Northern Territory say there has been an increase in cases of melioidosis, warning people with pre-existing conditions to take precautions against the deadly bacterial infection.

Nearly all of the Northern Territory is set to swelter through a heatwave emergency later this week as temperatures build, triggered by a 'pseudo-monsoon' which last week dragged moisture away from northern Australia.

Low numbers of daily COVID-19 cases are beginning to climb rapidly again in the NT, where health workers say the official daily average is likely a significant under-count.

The Northern Territory is 130 full-time equivalent nurses short, but its only university has been forced to slash the number of enrolments for its nursing program.

Just months after announcing a plan to remove about 45 people from leadership positions across two of the Northern Territory's largest hospitals, NT Health has told staff the restructure has been put on hold.

An all-staff email says widespread Cabcharge misuse has been identified in a recent audit, with "quite a number" of excessive fares racked up in a government department $90 million over its allocated budget.

A day after the Katherine Hospital was hit with a 'code yellow', the Northern Territory's health department has taken the same step in Darwin amid a surge in patient demand.

Authorities say an increase in emergency department admissions has prompted the decision to implement "a number of measures" to ease pressure on the town's 60-bed hospital.