This Implementation Plan supports the Northern Territory Suicide Prevention Strategic Framework. Given that suicide is an issue that affects all our community, we are all responsible for its prevention. All groups and agencies across our community need to come together, with a coordinated and collaborative approach, making the best use of shared skills and resources. That includes health services, education, industry, housing, business, the legal and justice systems, emergency services, community based organisations, volunteer and sporting groups, the media, private sector and any other interested party.

“Drs. Genevieve Martin, Catherine Marshall, and Bart Currie from the Royal Darwin Hospital share their approach to Burkholderia pseudomallei aka melioidosis!”

"This chapter is divided into three sections. The first provides the reader with a historical perspective of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples, the impact of colonisation and contemporary access to mental health care. The second section is written from a remote rural mental health nurse perspective, providing insight into some of the concerns and challenges of working in often far distant places, away from acute care services, to provide mental health care to Indigenous people within Australia. The last section comes from our colleagues in New Zealand, exploring the bi-cultural nature of mental health care in that country. This section offers insights into how care can be provided within a culturally safe and inclusive manner. " -- taken from the introduction to the chapter.

This guideline is a reference document containing the rationale and extended information regarding the clinical management of potential occupational and non-occupational exposures to blood borne pathogens. This document should be used in conjunction with the Healthcare Worker Occupational Exposure Incident Management NT Health Guideline. A potential blood borne virus (BBV) exposure occurs when broken skin, conjunctiva or mucosa (oral or genital) is exposed to the blood or body fluids of another person. These include needle stick punctures, scalpel cuts, human bites, scrapes and cuts where the integrity of the skin or mucous membranes have been compromised, sexual contact and splashes of blood or body fluids including amniotic fluid. The purpose of this guideline is to ensure the prompt and appropriate assessment, management, reporting and follow-up of people who have been potentially exposed to BBV and other blood borne pathogens such as syphilis.

The Aboriginal community of Galiwinku is situated on the west coast of the southern tip of Elcho Island approximately 525 kilometres east of Darwin. The Island itself is of considerable size ( approximately 300sq km ie 50km x 6km average width) and lies adjacent to the north coast of the Northern Territory about parallel to the Napier Peninsula. The community lies within the Northern Territory Department of Health East Arnhem Region and is directly accessible by air and sea. Two Officers from the Medical Entomology Branch, Mr Geoff Davis, Medical Entomologist and Mr Andrew Masters, Technical Assistant visited the community during the period 16 to 19 April 1984 to conduct a vector mosquito survey.

During September 1985 a joint Departmental and RANF Task Force was established to investigate and report to the Minister for Health on a suitable career structure for Northern Territory Nurses. An Interim report was submitted in January 1986 and the final report in August 1986.

Submitted in accordance with the provision of Section 28 of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act and Section 12 of the Financial Management Act. The report summarises activities and outcomes during the year against the government’s framework for action, informs our stakeholders of progress, and future challenges, in improving the health of Territorians.