‘Constant disruption’ to blame for plunge in registrar numbers: RTO boss
He says important programs being axed and changes in the application process have had an effect.
Tag: NT (Northern Territory)
GP registrar numbers collapsing in the NT, report warns
Trainees account for almost 40% of the territory’s GP workforce, according to its author, Professor John Wakerman.
Doctors welcome shelving of huge bottle shop in NT
The RACP is relieved the planned Woolworths' liquor store close to three dry Aboriginal communities in Darwin has been axed.
One in three doctors thinking of deserting Top End
'No one wants to raise their kids where it's too hot to play outside,' says Alice Springs-based Dr Simon Quilty, who was part of an ANU team of r…
GP goes viral with romantic Bollywood-inspired music video
Top End GP Dr Satbir Aulakh combines a full-time general practice with his singing 'hobby'.
Drones to be trialled in remote NT communities
They will deliver medical supplies and collect pathology samples, the territory's health department says.
Alcohol floor price triggered drop in ICU admissions at NT hospital: study
The reduction was largely driven by a decline in admissions for acute alcohol misuse, researchers say.
Northern Territory demands freedom to decide on assisted dying laws
The territory was Australia's first jurisdiction to legalise voluntary euthanasia but is currently banned from legislating on the issue.
Five families pitch in to launch a GP clinic in Katherine
Local business woman Melanie Usher is 'daunted but confident' about her new role of practice manager of the venture.
Katherine has a GP again – for now
A local doctor is providing a temporary fix while a long-term solution is worked out.
