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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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".

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Public urged to heed heatwave 'emergency' warning to be declared across Australia's north

Nearly all of the Northern Territory is set to swelter through a heatwave emergency later this week as temperatures build, triggered by a 'pseudo-monsoon' which last week dragged moisture away from northern Australia.

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New NT COVID-19 infections double in a week, health workers say case numbers likely higher than official figures

Low numbers of daily COVID-19 cases are beginning to climb rapidly again in the NT, where health workers say the official daily average is likely a significant under-count.

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Nursing students at Charles Darwin University face graduation delays as workforce shortage continues

The Northern Territory is 130 full-time equivalent nurses short, but its only university has been forced to slash the number of enrolments for its nursing program.

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NT Health halts plan to restructure Darwin, Palmerston hospital leadership, citing 'challenges' within the sector

Just months after announcing a plan to remove about 45 people from leadership positions across two of the Northern Territory's largest hospitals, NT Health has told staff the restructure has been put on hold.

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Cabcharges misused on 'luxury limousines', unauthorised personal travel, according to internal NT Health email

An all-staff email says widespread Cabcharge misuse has been identified in a recent audit, with "quite a number" of excessive fares racked up in a government department $90 million over its allocated budget.

ABC News

Royal Darwin and Palmerston hospitals hit with 'code yellow' declarations amid surging patient demand

A day after the Katherine Hospital was hit with a 'code yellow', the Northern Territory's health department has taken the same step in Darwin amid a surge in patient demand.

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NT Health declares code yellow for Katherine Hospital's emergency department

Authorities say an increase in emergency department admissions has prompted the decision to implement "a number of measures" to ease pressure on the town's 60-bed hospital.

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