The Public Health Division Plan 2025-2028 outlines NT Health’s approach to improving the health and wellbeing of Territorians through prevention. This plan provides a comprehensive overview of the Public Health Division and its work to promote wellbeing, prevent illness and support health equity.

This research examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Registered Nurses working in the Emergency Department (ED) of a major Fijian hospital. It explored the role of formal disaster response and highlighted lessons that can be learned for future disasters, especially in low-resource settings.This exploratory qualitative study reports the perspectives of 16 Registered Nurses working in the ED during the 2021 COVID-19 outbreak.The implementation of disaster plans helped staff feel supported. Rapid deployment of tents provided much-needed extra space but increased challenges due to heat and shortages of human and material resources. High-volume mortality meant extended delays in adequately managing the deceased. Absence from family for patients and staff led to mental stress; this experience was ameliorated for nurses by support from the ED manager and clinical colleagues.Planning and training are crucial prior to any disaster. In future, surge capacity and emergency response must be implemented by including clinicians in planning and delivery. It is crucial that provision of extra space is matched with sufficient extra staff. Adequate and early management of dead bodies is also vital.

A significant number of dermatological presentations in Australia are managed by general practitioners and non-dermatologist health professionals. This audit examines the agreement between referring physicians and dermatologists in a tropical regional setting to identify opportunities for collaborative education and support.A retrospective audit was conducted at a privately billing dermatology practice in Darwin, Northern Territory of the referrals for 479 patients from January to March 2022. Particular attention was given to the concordance in diagnoses and treatments initiated. A subset of 131 referrals focused on skin cancer surveillance.Only a third of skin cancer referrals included a provisional diagnosis, but, where provided, this corresponded with the dermatologists' assessments 62% of the time. There was 100% diagnostic concordance for presentations of melasma, molluscum/verruca and hidradenitis suppurativa. For acne, hyperhidrosis, and vitiligo, concordance rates ranged from 72.7%-93%. However, treatment concordance was low across all non-skin cancer conditions, with no treatment prescribed by the referring practitioner for more than one quarter of all patients.This audit identified deficiencies in the diagnosis of skin cancer and the management of other dermatological conditions, indicating opportunities for interprofessional collaboration with targeted education to enhance the management and treatment outcomes of dermatological conditions in the Northern Territory.

The COMPASS Patient Navigator videos are a series of culturally appropriate educational narratives to support Australian First Nations people with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) who are preparing to travel to the Royal Adelaide Hospital for Kidney Transplantation. This record contains two videos recorded in the NT Health Reserch and Publications Online (NTHRPO) repository with the approval of the NIKTT program director. - Introducing the COMPASS Patient Navigator and Coordinator at the Royal Adelaide Hospital: Meet the COMPASS Patient Navigator and Coordinator (Richard and Arna) at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, NT & SA's central transplant unit - Journey through the Royal Adelaide Hospital for Kidney Transplant: Ever wondered what it's like to travel to Adelaide for a kidney transplant? Journey through the Royal Adelaide Hospital and meet the care team who will be looking after you

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