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Kumanjayi Walker coronial inquest hears of 'significant' shortfalls in health services in Central Australia

Almost a quarter of all nursing roles and half of all mental health-related positions are unfilled in Central Australia, an inquest has been told, while it is "almost impossible" to recruit workers to the remote community where Kumanjayi Walker was killed.

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Health workers feel safe in Yuendumu

A Northern Territory inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death has heard health workers still feel safe in the community.

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NT Health manager didn't consult with police before evacuating Yuendumu medical staff, Kumanjayi Walker's inquest hears

A manager with the Northern Territory Health Department says he did not know nursing staff wanted to stay in Yuendumu when he ordered their evacuation, and did not speak directly to them or to local police beforehand.

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Kumanjayi Walker inquest to resume in Alice Springs, with NT Health under the spotlight

Senior health workers and clinic nurses are expected to give evidence to the Northern Territory coroner, as the inquest into the fatal police shooting of Kumanjayi Walker resumes.

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NT fire authorities say warehouse fire that put hospitals on high alert 'not suspicious'

Investigators have determined the cause of a massive blaze that destroyed $30 million of medical equipment for the Northern Territory's hospitals.

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NT hospital capacity concerns ease

The Northern Territory's health service has lifted a code yellow alert in response to patient capacity issues at Darwin hospitals.

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Trachoma still exists in remote Indigenous communities as Australia fails to meet eradication targets

As the Joint Council on Closing the Gap meets in Adelaide, cases of trachoma in Aboriginal communities are declining as NT Health pop-up clinics teach kids how to clean their faces properly — but a new date for eradication has not been set.

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Supplies return to NT hospitals after fire

Northern Territory health service has lifted a code brown alert for Darwin hospitals as stocks return following a warehouse fire.

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NT Health issues highest alert after fire

A Darwin warehouse fire has potentially destroyed crucial hospital supplies with Top End health authorities now on high alert.

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Code Brown called for NT health facilities after fire destroys medical supplies warehouse in Berrimah

A "Code Brown" has been declared by the Northern Territory's health department after a fire destroyed a warehouse where supplies for a number of the territory's hospitals were stored.

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Darwin man aged in his 30s dies with meningococcal disease, reports NT Health

The man who died with meningococcal disease hadn't recently travelled interstate or overseas, according to NT Health.

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Two cases of Japanese encephalitis confirmed in the Northern Territory

NT Health has recorded two cases of the mosquito-borne virus, including a case from last year, amid advisories for people to take measures to protect themselves.

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Royal Darwin Hospital reopens dedicated COVID-19 wards amid wave of new infections fuelled by BA.4 and BA.5

The Northern Territory's biggest hospital has reactivated measures last taken in January amid increasing COVID-19 hospitalisations, as healthcare workers themselves contract the virus.

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The Northern Territory records first case of monkeypox in returned traveller

The Northern Territory has recorded its first case of monkeypox but the health risk is low to the public, according to NT Health.

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Indigenous life expectancy increases in the NT, but Aboriginal health experts say more work is needed to close the gap

The life expectancy of Indigenous people is growing more than for their non-Indigenous counterparts in the Northern Territory, new data shows. But the average Indigenous person is still likely to live 15 years less.

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NT Health reduces COVID-19 reinfection period from 84 days to 28 in response to rising cases

Authorities say the BA4 and BA5 sub-variants are driving a third wave of COVID cases in the Northern Territory, with recovered Territorians who fall unwell now required to get retested after 28 days.

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NT Health Department preparing to remove hospital heads in Darwin, Palmerston

Departments heads at two of the Northern Territory's largest hospitals will be removed and forced to reapply for their jobs, amid a rise in influenza and COVID-19 cases.

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Rising flu cases increasing pressure on chronically stretched NT health system

The Northern Territory's chronically stretched health system is coming under severe strain as flu cases continue to surge, with more than 1,000 cases reported in the past month.

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NT 'not currently planning' to expand free flu vaccine schedule, despite surge in cases

The Northern Territory has recorded its highest number of influenza cases in at least five years, putting significant pressure on an already stretched hospital system.

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Spike in influenza cases in the Northern Territory, as Chief Minister considers whether more people should be offered free vaccines

So far this year, the Northern Territory has recorded 968 cases of influenza, compared to just 76 cases in all of 2021.

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Remote NT community not told about $5m contract to fix uranium in water supply

Laramba residents have no details of when treatment system will be ready and are forced to pay for bottled water while they wait

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Woman in her 90s dies with COVID-19 at Royal Darwin Hospital, as NT hospital admissions rise but ICU cases drop to zero

A woman in her 90s has died with COVID-19 at Royal Darwin Hospital, as NT Health reports a jump in the number of cases in hospital.

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Massive aid effort for Wadeye residents displaced by violence and destruction

After weeks of escalating violence and destruction of close to 40 homes in the remote NT community of Wadeye, massive efforts are underway to help those affected by the crisis.

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Northern Territory records another three COVID-related deaths, slight increase in new cases

Three people have died from COVID-19 at Royal Darwin Hospital and Palmerston Regional Hospital, as the Northern Territory records a slight increase in daily case numbers.

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Woman dies with COVID-19 in Darwin aged care home, NT reports increase in hospitalisations

The Northern Territory is today reporting a slight increase in COVID-related hospitalisations, the death of a woman in her 90s and another surge in cases.

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