Dinesh Ayra - Department of Health - Building health services in the NT

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Dinesh Ayra delivered the presentation at the 2014 Building the Territory Conference. The inaugural Building the Territory Conference 2014 is an opportunity to meet with the project owners and leaders, to hear about the new opportunities and developments for the built environment in the Territory. For more information about the event, please visit: http://bit.ly/BuildingtheNT2014

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

Infrastructure investment

Productive economy Jobs

& provision of services

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

Infrastructure investment

Productive economy Jobs

& provision of services

Keep investors interested

Public confidence Prosperity

(productivity, efficiency and quality of life)

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

NT Australia

Public administration and safety 14.3% 6.4%

Healthcare and social assistance 11.1% 11.8%

Construction 10.3% 8.9%

Education and training 9.3% 7.6%

Retail trade 9.1% 10.6%

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NTG Budget 2013-14

Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

Top End Royal Darwin Hospital Katherine Hospital Gove Hospital Central Australia Alice Springs Hospital Tennant Creek

Hospital

Remote Health Centres 49 - NT Health

30 - Non-Government

General Practices 40

Residential Aged Care Facilities 15

Private Hospital Darwin Private Hospital

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

Supporting the growing economy Stewardship (public monies) In the NT, relatively

High socio economic disadvantage

High health needs

Fluctuations in population numbers

Accessibility of services Meeting expectations Acquiring new technology Prioritisation

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

Accessible

Appropriate

Best facilities, best technology, best people delivering best care

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

1. Care delivered closer to where people live

Remote Health Centres

2. The best possible infrastructure and technology

New hospital and other refurbishments

Tele-health & use of new technologies

3. Best possible care

Right health professionals

Models of care delivery

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

1. Care delivered closer to where people live

Remote Health Centres

2. The best possible infrastructure and technology

New hospital and other refurbishments

Tele-health

Use of new technologies

3. Best possible care

Right health professionals

Models of care delivery

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

Average distance

Remote Health Centre from nearest hospital – 275 Km (100-700Km)

Average population served - 523

8502 patient attendances

35 `doctor days’

Staff ▪ 3 Remote Area Nurses

▪ 1-2 Aboriginal Health Practitioners

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

Emergency calls

50% result in emergency retrievals

One air transport trip

$4-16,000

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

NEW HEALTH CENTRES

Ntaria (Hermannsburg), CA Canteen Creek, Barkly, CA Elliott, Barkly, CA Ngukurr, Katherine, TE Galiwinku, East Arnhem, TE Numbulwar, East Arnhem, TE Robinson River, Katherine, TE

UPGRADES

Kaltukatjara (Docker River), CA Papunya, CA Titjikala, CA Maningrida, TE Mandatory Alcohol Rehab

Centres at Darwin, Alice Springs and Katherine

Alcohol Rehab beds and facilities at Berrimah, Katherine and Tennant Creek

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

1. Care delivered closer to where people live

Remote Health Centres

2. The best possible infrastructure and technology

New hospital and other refurbishments

Tele-health & use of new technologies

3. Best possible care

Right health professionals

Models of care delivery

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

$150 million dollar project 50,000 catchment population.

Projected to increase by 30% by 2021

45 hectare `green field’ site

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

1. Care delivered closer to where people live

Remote Health Centres

2. The best possible infrastructure and technology

New hospital and other refurbishments

Tele-health

Use of new technologies

3. Best possible care

Right health professionals

Models of care delivery

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

Key to good health Transport, industry, investment, basic

infrastructure, jobs ----- But also, services and communication

Housing

Essential services

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

Locate staff or Fly-in Generalist or specialist Tele-health in, or see face to face

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

Housing for staff on:

Hospital campuses;

Through private head leasing arrangements managed by the Department of Housing; and

In Government owned housing stock in regional and remote areas.

DoH staff in Tennant Creek, Nhulunbuy and other remote areas receive a 100% rental concession.

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

1184 dwellings in total;

361 NT Government owned dwellings occupied by DoH staff in regional and remote areas;

362 head lease properties across Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine, Nhulunbuy and Darwin;

461 dwellings on hospital campuses -

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

519 people accessing haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis , in either a satellite centre or in the community. 263 in the Top End

256 in Central Australia)

Inpatient haemodialysis units located at The Royal Darwin Hospital and Alice Springs Hospital, which are at capacity.

20 community based haemodialysis centres in the Northern Territory, with an average occupancy of 58 percent.

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

Renal ready rooms are located Wadeye, Nguiu, Barunga, Ramingining, Gove District Hospital, Kalkaringi, Yirrkala, Oenpelli, Santa Theresa and Mt Leibig.

Demountable facilities are located at Galiwin’ku, Maningrida, Milingimbi, Ngukurr, Angurugu, Borroloola, Ti-Tree, Amoonguna, Ali Curung and Lake Nash.

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

Respite dialysis is provided in partnership with Western Desert Nganampa Walyytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku at Lajamanu, Kintore, Ntaria and Yuendumu.

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

Renal accommodation is scarce in the Northern Territory with 45 percent of the patients in the Top End deemed as homeless.

17 percent of renal patients utilise a home based therapy, either home haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.

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Healthy Territorians Living in Healthy Communities

Opportunities

Remote Health Centres

New hospital in Palmerston

Tele-Health and Information Systems

Provision of best possible health care

Support the sector

Supporting families

Exploring new models of health care delivery

Potential Private sector

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