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‘Catastrophic’ fears: health staff made lists of concerning cases days after Australia’s aged care funding tool launch

Exclusive: Documents reveal assessors’ grave fears if client needs are underestimated by tool that can’t be overridden

The Guardian - AU

Diphtheria outbreak: residents of remote NT community say health clinic has no hand sanitiser

There’s a three-week wait on test results in Yuendumu, near Alice Springs, and locals say NT Health has dropped the ball on telling locals what to do if they test positive

The Guardian - AU

Reported diphtheria death denied by health authority

A territory health authority says the death of a man in an outback hospital is in no way linked to diphtheria despite media reporting to that effect.

AAP

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Two dead in outback town from mosquito-borne virus

Two mosquito-bite deaths in an outback town has prompted a warning from health authorities for people to cover up and use insect repellent.

AAP

Australia’s diphtheria outbreak deepens amid investigation into suspected first death

Australia is grappling with a significant diphtheria outbreak, with cases spreading across multiple states and a suspected first death under investigation. Health authorities are urging vigilance for symptoms and emphasizing the importance of vaccination. This rare resurgence marks a serious public health concern for the nation. If investigators confirm the…

The Economic Times

Man found dead after 'police opt against full search'

An inquest is examining why police did not conduct a full search for a man who fled hospital after self-harming before he was found dead days later.

AAP

Disease outbreak prompts call to ensure kids are jabbed

A diphtheria outbreak has prompted a call-out to parents to ensure their children are vaccinated against the serious respiratory disease.

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'Dilemma': inmate's wish caused healthcare problems

Notorious killer Martin Leach's demand that he receive no life-saving medical treatment created a dilemma for prison health staff, a coroner has found.

AAP

Medical mistakes led to grandmother's death: coroner

A grandmother from a remote Indigenous community died in hospital following a chain of medical failures, a coroner said.

AAP

How voluntary assisted dying in the NT would be different to down south

Voluntary assisted dying is being debated in the Northern Territory (NT) parliament this week.

The Conversation

One report, 33 recommendations, but Kumanjayi Walker inquest findings draw on two centuries of pain

The conclusions of coroner Elisabeth Armitage on how similar deaths could be prevented reflect the impact of colonial massacres and domestic abuse

The Guardian - AU

Double mental health beds, coroner tells government

The NT government should urgently fund the doubling of mental health beds, a coroner says, after finding that a Tiwi Island mother died because of "bed block".

AAP

Aboriginal man's custody death avoidable, coroner finds

The prison system repeatedly failed to recognise and respond to the health problems of an Aboriginal man who died in custody, the NT coroner has found.

AAP

Natasha Fyles says NT Health patient files were 'inadvertently shared' with overseas company during system upgrade

Chief Minister Natasha Fyles continues to deny the "inadvertent" sharing of NT patient records amounts to a "breach of identifiable data".

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NT information commissioner seeks to distance himself from privacy breach of public health files

Peter Shoyer says he offered only "brief advice" to the NT government regarding a privacy breach of medical files before the incident was "managed in-house" and subsequently kept secret.

ABC News

Patients told to contact NT Health following privacy breach of identifiable medical records

NT Health says people concerned about a 2019 government privacy breach uncovered by the ABC should approach the department's privacy unit.

ABC News

Thousands of identifiable NT patient health files sent to overseas-based software vendor in government data breach

A data "incident" report, obtained by the ABC through freedom of information, reveals the NT Government breached the privacy of thousands of public health patients.

ABC News

Infant dies from Murray Valley encephalitis in Northern Territory's Big Rivers region

Health officials say there have now been four cases, inlcuding two fatal, of the disease this year in the Northern Territory compared to two cases in the previous five years.

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Aboriginal community of Laramba feels safe to drink tap water now uranium levels are within guidelines

The outback community of Laramba used to have almost triple the recommended levels of uranium in its drinking water.

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Royal Darwin and Palmerston hospitals enter 'code yellow' protocols as patient demand spikes

NT Health says staff at the Royal Darwin and Palmerston hospitals are "experiencing significant levels of demand and high occupancy" as the doctors' union pleads for more beds and health staff.

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Concerns Alice Springs crime is sparking healthcare staffing emergency as doctors, nurses burn out

Amid concerns crime is sparking a healthcare staffing emergency in Alice Springs, doctors and nurses say they are exhausted.

AAP

Health alert after dangerous virus detected in the NT

NT Health officials have issued a health alert after a person died with the potentially deadly Murray Valley encephalitis.

ABC News

NT Health issue Murray Valley encephalitis alert after person's death

Authorities are urging people to apply insect repellent and wear long-sleeved shirts if venturing near mosquito-prone areas, after a fatal case of the brain infection was diagnosed in the Top End.

ABC News

Data reveals 50 per cent spike in alcohol-related emergency presentations after lifting of bans in Alice Springs

Hospitals in Alice Springs and Darwin see a surge in alcohol-related presentations, as organisations call for immediate funding to help quell soaring rates of family violence.

ABC News

What is melioidosis, or Nightcliff Gardener's Disease, and how severe can it be?

Health authorities in the Northern Territory say there has been an increase in cases of melioidosis, warning people with pre-existing conditions to take precautions against the deadly bacterial infection.

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