Resources & Links
Aboriginal Health
GPNNT programs:
Improving Indigenous Access to Mainstream Primary Health Care Services (internal link)
Care Coordination and Supplementary Services (internal link)
Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT
Aboriginal Resource and Development Services (ARDS)
Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association (AIDA)
Australian Indigenous Health Infonet
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)
Aged Care
Aged Care Access Initiative (internal link)
Falls Risk Identification & Management Plan and Alice Springs Referral Options May 2012 (187kb)
Falls Risk Identification & Management Plan and Darwin + Palmerston Referral Options May 2012 (185kb)
DHF General Practice Falls Risk Screen(PDF 167KB)
DHF Active Ageing DIrectory (PDF 2996KB)
Allied Health
GPNNT programs:
Regional Primary Health Services (RPHS) formerly MAHS
- Central Australia * Regional Primary Health Services CA (internal link)
- Top End (internal link)
Regional Allied Health Programs (RPHSP) – Barkly and Utopia (internal link)
Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH)
Chronic Disease
Getting Out and About Locally Darwin & Palmerston
Chronic Disease (internal link)
Medicare Item Number Jan 2012 Reference Sheet (PDF 232kb)
Steps to MBS claiming pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Patients (PDF 385kb)
Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) Template (PDF)
Ideal Shared Care Pathway – Renal Dialysis public patients (PDF)
Ideal Shared Care Pathway – Private practice patients (PDF)
eviQ Cancer Treatments Online provides accurate, current, cancer related, evidence based information. This Australian resource is intended to support clinicians, cancer carers and patients at the point of care. All content development complies with a rigorous data governance model. eviQ primary health care is particularly useful to GPs and nurses in the rural and remote settings. eviQ is also helpful to any health professional wanting to know more about cancer treatments. Registration is free and membership is growing nationally as eviQ is increasingly recognised by clinicians as the most valuable point of care resource in cancer control in Australia.
Comorbidity
Comorbidity of mental disorders and substance use: A brief guide for the primary care clinician. (Revised guidelines) Extract (PDF 317KB)
Evidence of Benefits of Screening for Drug and Alcohol Problems (PDF 378KB)
Overview of the Australian National Mental Health Survey (PDF 316 KB)
Information Sharing - education and resources compiled (PDF 450KB)
Guidelines on the Management of Cooccurring Alcohol and Other Drug and Mental Health Conditions in Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Settings
Guidelines for the Treatment of Alcohol Problems
Consumer Information
Health Consumers NT
HealthInsite
E Health Programs
* eHealth Programs (Internal Link)
eHealth NT (Northern Territory Government Department of Health and Families)
National eHealth Transition Authority (NEHTA)
General Practice
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)
Australian General Practice Network (AGPN)
Australian Medical Association (AMA)
Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association (CARPA)
CARPA Standard Treatment Reference Manual (4th edition )
Northern Territory General Practice Education (NTGPE)
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
Rural Doctors' Association of Australia (RDAA)
Government and Statutory Bodies
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (DOHA)
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Northern Territory Government Department of Health and Families (DHF)
Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH)
Higher Education and Research
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute
Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity
Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health
Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia
Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand (Medical Deans)
Menzies School of Health Research
Primary Health Care Research and Information Service
Rural Health Education Foundation
South Australian Community Health Research Unit
World Health Organisation Child Growth Charts
Home Medicines Review
* Home Medicines Review (internal link)
Medication Management Review Program, Pharmacy Guild of Australia
Home Medicines Review, Medicare Australia
Immunisation
Immunisation (internal link)
Centre for Disease Control (CDC)
Mental Health
* Mental Health (internal link)
GPNNT Programs:
Aboriginal Mental Health Worker Program (internal link)
Access to Allied Psychological Services Project (ATAPS) (internal link)
Better Access to Mental Health Care Initiative (internal link)
Central Australian Mental Health Services (CAMHS) (internal link)
Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas Program (Central Australia) (internal link)
Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas Program (Katherine) (internal link)
Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas Program (East Arnhem)
Yarnin about services Feb 2012 (PDF 871 kb)
.....Services that can be useful for people seeking help with alcohol and well being concerns
National Can Do Initiative
Tamarind Centre GP Clinic
Beyond blue
E mental health therapies
Darwin Directory of Psychological Services Sept 2012
Headspace Top End.
Head Space Central Australia
LIFE (Living is for everyone)
Medicare online support
Mental Health Association of Central Australia
Mental Health Carers NT
Mental Health online Learning
Mental Health Treatment Plan Template
Mental Health Skills Training Fact Sheet
Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia
Quick Reference Card: Biopsychosocial
Quick Reference Card: Risk Assessment and Safety Plan
Quick Reference Card: Suicide Risk and Protective Factors
NT Assoc of Relatives & Friends of the Mentally Ill Inc (NT ARAFMI)
Suicide Risk Assessment Tool
Suicide Risk Response Tool
TEAM Health Top End Association for Mental Health Links & Directories
National Prescribing Service (NPS)
GPNNT Programs:
NPS Facilitator Program (internal link)
National Prescribing Service (NPS)
NT Community Information
Please refer to Work in the NT(internal link) for a map detailing communities serviced by GPNNT’s programs. A community page exists for communities highlighted on the map.
NT Health Service Directories(internal link)
Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT (AMSANT)
Aeromedical Information
Australian Indigenous Health infonet
Australian Medical Association NT (AMA NT)
Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association (CARPA)
Doctor Connect
Hospitals in the Northern Territory
Northern Territory Government Department of Health and Families (DHF)
Northern Territory Health Map
Patient Assistance Travel Scheme
Royal Flying Doctor Service
Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA)
Nursing
GPNNT programs:
Nursing in General Practice (internal link)
Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia plus (CRANAplus)
Royal College of Nursing Australia (RCNA)
Rural Palliative Care Project (internal link)
Palliative Care Network NT
Pharmacy
Pharmacy Guild of Australia
Psychological Services
Darwin Directory of Psychological Services Sept 2012 (920kb)
Rural and Remote Health
Centre for Remote Health
Journal of Rural and Remote Health
National Rural Health Alliance
National Rural Health Students Network (NRHSN)
Rural Doctors' Association of Australia (RDAA)
Rural Health Education Foundation (RHEF)
Rural Health Workforce Australia (RHWA)
Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH)
Refugee Health Program (internal link)
Work in the NT
Please visit relevant website pages:
Australian Trained Doctors (internal link)
GP Grants, Support & Incentives (internal link)
International Medical Graduates(internal link)
Work as a Locum GP(internal link)
* Nursing in General Practice(internal link)
Acknowledgements
GPNNT acknowledges the support of:
Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT (AMSANT)
Australian General Practice Network (AGPN)
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (DOHA)
Cancer Council NT
Centre for Disease Control (CDC)
City of Palmerston
Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia plus (CRANAplus)
Darwin City Council
Healthy Living NT
Improvement Foundation Australia
MBF
National eHealth Transition Authority (NEHTA)
National Prescribing Service (NPS)
Northern Territory Government Department of Health and Families (DHF)
Northern Territory General Practice Education (NTGPE)
Palliative Care Network NT
Pharmacy Guild of Australia
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS)
Rural Health Workforce Australia (RHWA)
Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH)
Contributions
If you would like to contribute a resource for the GPNNT website, please email your request for consideration to gpnnt@gpnnt.org.au
