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1.2.3.4.Due to remoteness, the dispersed population and absence of alternative health care providers, <strong>Northern</strong>Territory public hospitals fill numerous non-acute care service gaps in the community. A number ofthese measures are therefore not directly comparable with other jurisdictions.Number of specialist consultations for non-admitted patients.Number of patients presenting at an emergency department who are registered and triaged (clinicallyassessed). This now includes patients who did not wait to be seen by a doctor, consistent with nationalreporting.Percentage of emergency department presentations where treatment commenced within clinicallyappropriate waiting time for category.10%increase inoutpatientspecialistserviceNon-admitted specialist clinics occasions of serviceOutpatient specialist clinic attendances increased by nearly 10% to 189 589 occasions ofservice. The majority of growth occurred in the Darwin region followed by Alice Springs withthe remaining three hospitals making only marginal contributions to total growth. Much ofand ASH underpinned by the commencement of the community midwifery practice late in2008-09 and the closure of private obstetric/gynaecology service at Alice Springs over thesame period. Similarly, continued efforts to address the <strong>Northern</strong> Territory’s ESWL, impactssurgical and medical activity in addition to associated activity done on preadmission.Emergency Department AttendancesIn <strong>2009</strong>-10 the number of ED attendances across the hospital network increased by 2.7%.The largest contributor to growth in ED attendances over this period was ASH. Patientswho did not wait to see a doctor decreased by 4.6% over the same period. Medianwaiting time for all patients seen by a doctor decreased marginally from 41 minutes in2008-09 to 38 minutes in <strong>2009</strong>-10.Figure 10 - Non-admitted specialist clinic occasions of service – all <strong>NT</strong> Hospitals2005-06 to <strong>2009</strong>-10'00020019018016014014415216017212010080604020005/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10Financial YearDepartment <strong>Health</strong> and Families 117

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