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Across the TerritoryIn 2009-10 the Department of Health and Families Corporate Plan 2009-2012 was launched and promotedby Executive members at Staff Forums held in Darwin, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine and Nhulunbuy.Workshops were held to develop Regional Plans for Central Australia, Katherine and East Arnhem that alignwith the Corporate Plan 2009-2012.Department of Health and Families Disaster Management has functional responsibilities for medical, publichealth and welfare and plans were updated to align with the NT All Hazards Approach to disaster management.potential patients, advice to the broader counter disaster groups and update of changing procedures to alignDepartmental staff participated in disaster management workshops across the Territory to assist the Shiresto plan and implement their responsibility in recovery management.East ArnhemRegionThe Nhulunbuy Alcohol andOther Drugs ResidentialRehabilitation Centre reopenedin 2009 underDepartmental managementwith a 20 bed capacity.Services include ambulatory,residential programs with abroad client base including alcohol, Volatile SubstanceAbuse, dual diagnosis, mandated and voluntary clients.Alcohol and Other Drugs staff coordinatedthe development of Volatile Substance AbuseManagement Plans with remote communities. Draftplans for Yirrkala and Ramingining are to be signedoff in 2010-11.The Smoke Free policy implementation continues withsmoking cessation projects in Gapuwiyak, Milingimbi,Ramingining and Yirrkala including collaborative workwith James Cook University at Galiwin’ku.Gove District Hospital has implemented theEarly Warning System which detects early patientdeterioration for quick response and care planning.The system has extended to Royal Darwin Hospitaland is planned for extension across the region toRemote Health Centres.The Centre for Disease Control and Gove District position to provide public health services.In August 2009 a Memorandum of Understandingto provide for the care of Machado Joseph Diseaseaffected people into the future and research forprevention and best practice treatments was signedon Groote Eylandt. The signatories were MachadoJoseph Disease Foundation (MJDF), Departmentof Health and Families, Department of Families,Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs(FaHCSIA), Anindilyakwa Land Council (ALC) and EastArnhem Shire. The Department, through the Aged andDisability Program has recruited an MJD Coordinatorand an Implementation Plan has been drafted.The Core of Life program is being implementedby formally trained Departmental staff across EastArnhem. It provides education through role playand interaction to demystify misconceptions aboutpregnancy, contraception, breastfeeding and parentingand is targeted towards high school students.The Expanding Health Services Delivery Initiative hasremote health and includes Aboriginal CommunityWorkers, Continuous Quality ImprovementCoordinators, Public Health Coordinators, Health58Department Health and Families
Through the East Arnhem Regionalisation processcommunity consultation has commenced inStrait Islanders (OATSIH) and Aboriginal MedicalServices Alliance of the NT (AMSANT) partnersto advance the pathway of community control ofprimary health care services within the region.The Primary Care Information System (PCIS), a clientfocusedinformation system tailored for remote healthservices, was rolled out in Alyangula, Angurugu,Umbakumba, Bickerton Island and Numbulwar. Thisinterfaces with the Shared Electronic Health Recordand provides remote health staff in this area accessA Domestic Violence Support Worker was recruitedby NT Families and Children for East Arnhem regionto provide family support to clients.Regular features at campaigns and events, suchas the Gove Festival and the Garma Festival and inschools are hand washing with ‘Gerry the Germ’ andspreading good nutrition messages with ‘Vegie Man’.A large number of East Arnhem Departmental staffparticipated in the Yothu Yindi Foundation (YYF)annual Garma Festival in August 2009. A coordinatedapproach focused on interactive displays aimed athealth promotion and education with information hygiene, physical activity, keeping children safe andsmoke free.Five East Arnhem renal clients based in Darwin wereable to attend Garma and visit family for the weekbecause renal nurses from Darwin provided theirdialysis at Gove District Hospital.Katherine RegionIn November 2009 theKatherine District Hospitalcelebrated its 75th Anniversary.The Hon Kon Vatskalis MLA,Minister for Health unveiledthe commemorative stone,planted a tamarind tree andacknowledged the servicethe Hospital had given to thecommunity over the 75 years.In August 2009 the Aboriginal cultural area atKatherine Hospital was formally opened by localAboriginal elders with dancers and guests. Thespace, dedicated to Aboriginal cultural ceremonies, isshaded and secluded and features a sand coveredKatherine Nurse Ms Jane Hair, won the Mental HealthCategory and Nurse of the Year at the 2010 NorthernTerritory Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards.The John James Memorial Foundation continues toprovide specialist visits to the Katherine region andprovide specialists to supplement existing visits fromDarwin.Canberra Eye Hospital specialists visited inSeptember 2009.BreastScreen NT provided a screening service inKatherine in July 2009.Health Promotion programs provided in theregion included: Six weekly nutrition articles in the Katherine Timesto promote healthy eating. Heart Foundation Walking program launched inMay 2010 at the Katherine Community Marketswith 20 people signed up. Nutritionist/ Dietician working with school canteenmanagers to review menus and implementNorthern Territory Government Healthy Eatingand Nutrition Policy. Campaigns at events, schools and Katherine Showre hand washing with ‘Gerry the Germ’ and spreadinggood nutrition messages with ‘Vegie Man’. Iron Chef Cook Off competition commenced inJune 2010 at Katherine Community Markets aspart of the Go For 2 & 5 campaign.Department Health and Families 59
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Page 8 and 9: Chief Executive ForewordChief Execu
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Page 12 and 13: Dr Barbara PatersonCorporate Plan P
Page 14 and 15: Peter BeirneCorporate Plan Priority
Page 16: In comparing data between 1994-98 a
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Page 21: Corporate Plan 2009 - 2012Vision, M
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Page 27 and 28: PRIORITY ACTION AREA 2Healthy Child
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Page 31 and 32: PRIORITY ACTION AREA 3Targeting Smo
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Page 41 and 42: PRIORITY ACTION AREA 5Safety, Quali
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Page 49 and 50: Implement the Professional Practice
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Page 53 and 54: Radiation Oncology Services
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Page 63 and 64: Across the TerritoryDigital Regions
Page 65 and 66: Our PeopleDepartment Health and Fam
Page 67 and 68: Snapshot of our peopleFigure 1 show
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Page 71 and 72: Supporting our PeopleHuman Resource
Page 73 and 74: Managing AggressionAggression Manag
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Page 77 and 78: Graduate ProgramThe Department has
Page 79 and 80: GovernanceDepartment Health and Fam
Page 81 and 82: NT Family & ChildrenAdvisory Counci
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Page 85 and 86: Coronial FindingsThe Coroners Act e
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Page 89 and 90: Sentinel Eventsdeath or serious har
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Page 95 and 96: Table 16: Budget by Output groups20
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Page 101 and 102: Key AchievementsAdditional funds of
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Page 107 and 108: Performance Measure2008-09Actual200
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Acute CareDepartment Health and Fam
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1. “Due to remoteness, the disper
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Figure 5 - Weighted Separations by
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There are three types of treatment
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HospitalsAlice Springs HospitalTota
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Audiologist (visits from Darwin) Ce
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Patients requiring services that ar
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Health and Wellbeing ServicesDepart
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in remote communities. Children are
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Key AchievementsMore than 70 facili
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Healthy Pregnancy Healthy Baby info
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The core clinical and health promot
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School Screening Services (SSS)The
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increased access to after-hours med
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Key AchievementsImplemented the NT
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Community Support Services for Frai
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Commenced development and implement
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Public Health ServicesEnvironmental
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Key AchievementsNo Germs on MeThe
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Figure 13: NT Schedule 8 drug presc
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1. SHBBV 2009-10 data may not be co
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of on-shore detections of exotic Ae
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In July 2009 a National Coordinatio
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Tuberculosis and Leprosy Unitwith a
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1 The Alcohol and Other Drugs Progr
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other drugs nursing position is bas
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Father Flynn FellowshipThe Father F
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Sales of Goods &Services4%Other Rev
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Grants and Subsidies
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CERTIFICATION OF THE FINANCIAL STAT
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Balance SheetNOTE 2010$'0002009$'00
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Cash Flow StatementNOTE2010$’0002
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1. Objectives and fundingThe Depart
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c) Agency and Territory Itemsand eq
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Revenue in respect of Appropriation
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o) ReceivablesReceivables include a
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t) Employee Benefitsmeasured at pre
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3. Comrehensive operating statement
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2010$'0002009$'000Note 6 (cont)Unal
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10 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (C
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11c HERITAGE AND CULTURAL ASSETS201
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2010$’0002009$’00017. NOTES TO
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18. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continue
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18. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continue
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20. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND CONT
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24. SCHEDULE OF TERRITORY ITEMSThe
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Appendix IFunding to External Provi
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Appendix II2009-10 Capital and Mino
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New Works 2009-10Alice Springs Hosp
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Appendix IIILegislation Responsibil
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Appendix IVCouncils, Committees and
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7. Raise community awareness of the
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Northern Territory Family and Child
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Key areas from terms of reference:T
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Australian Manufacturing Workers’
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Members of the Council who left in2
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Meetings:The Committee met in July
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Appendix VEmployment InstructionsDe
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Employment Instruction No.5Medical
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Appendix VIAcronymsAASAustralian Ac
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DHFDepartment of Health andFamilies
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MHSMental Health ServicesMJDMachado
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TBCTBCHTuberculosis CommunityHealth
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