February 8, 2023
New major advertising campaign to boost health workforce
NT Primary Health Network has partnered with the NT Government in an unprecedented effort...
February 6, 2023Remote NT communities Too Deadly for Diabetes
The community of Jilkminggan, 146 south-east from Katherine, have come together to launch a...
January 11, 2023Shivangi Singh - Why I work with NT PHN
Shivangi Singh has just joined the Health Policy and Strategy team as the Workforce Planning...
December 15, 2022CEO Christmas Message
As we enter the holiday season, I want to use this time to reflect...
December 15, 2022Mental Health Christmas Campaign
While the Festive Season can be a joyous time of year, for many it...
December 13, 20222022 Community Achievement Awards
NT PHN has congratulated Darwin hairdressing salon, Deadly Hair Dude, for winning the 2022...
December 7, 2022Kylie Hogan - Why I work with NT PHN
One of the key roles of NT PHN is the commissioning of services to...
November 28, 20222021-22 Annual Report
The NT PHN 2021-22 Annual Report is now available. Working closely with our partners, NT...
November 18, 2022Men and mateship on the agenda at major forum
Men’s health was front and centre at a major forum in Darwin today. Sponsored by...
November 16, 2022Applications now open to join Community Council
Community individuals who are passionate about the health and wellbeing of their community are...
November 3, 2022Diabetes centre of attention
Key health experts and organisations will unite in Alice Springs this week with one...
October 31, 2022New program to support aged care
NT PHN is inviting applications from qualified and experienced organisations to deliver the new Care...
October 20, 2022Official opening of headspace Palmerston
Young people aged 12 to 25 will have access to a youth friendly, free...
October 17, 2022NT PHN welcomes new Chief Psychiatrist
NT PHN has welcomed the appointment of the Territory’s Chief Psychiatrist, Dr David Mitchell. The...
October 13, 2022New webinar series to help NT asthma sufferers
NT PHN has launched a new webinar series with the National Asthma Council of...
October 4, 2022Imogen Stahel - Why I work with NT PHN
Meet Imogen. As our Regional Mental Health Strategy and Planning Coordinator, she will be working...
September 28, 2022Nhulunbuy trip - High School to Health Program
Our Rural Workforce Agency NT team - Lexie Vazey, Donna Green and Ashleigh MacDonald Our...
September 19, 2022Workforce Development Grants to help build capacity
Primary health care providers in the Northern Territory looking to develop and strengthen their...
August 17, 2022NT developed suicide prevention model to be used nationally
A suicide prevention model developed in the Northern Territory will be available nationally to...
August 12, 2022Meet the Northern Territory’s inspirational health professionals
The Northern Territory’s most outstanding primary health care workers have been recognised at the...
August 11, 2022Compass returns!
The Northern Territory’s largest primary health care event, Compass, has made a successful return...
August 9, 2022Health experts descend on Darwin
More than 500 health professionals and experts will gather in Darwin this week to...
July 27, 2022Take a look inside the Remote Laundries project
With our collaboration with the Aboriginal Investment Group (AIG) and the Remote Laundry project coming up...
July 27, 2022April Kailahi - Why I work for NT PHN
There's a strong need in rural and remote NT for informed and evidence-based responses regarding...
July 26, 2022Participating in MDRAP - Dr Joseph Kibui
For many doctors, the More Doctors for Rural Australia Program (MDRAP) is the first...
July 21, 2022Help us create a Human Library
Have you ever heard of a human book? NT PHN are about to trial...
July 18, 2022Rhiannon Lewis - Why I work with NT PHN
The health and wellbeing of Territorians is important to us, and that begins with our...
July 15, 2022Northern Territory headspace networking meeting
Last week, Natalie Paris and Carla Tinoco from our Regional Health Integration team attended...
July 14, 2022Mental Health minister visits Darwin Head to Health
We had the honour of meeting with the Minister for Mental Health and Suicide...
July 4, 2022Ashlee Gaddes - Why I work for NT PHN
In this new series, we'll be asking some of our employees to share their...
June 30, 2022Support for events to build stronger and healthier communities
Our Carla Tinoco takes a snap with Chief Minister and Health Minister Natasha Fyles The...
June 30, 2022Learning more about diabetes in the NT
Diabetes is the fastest growing chronic condition in the world. In Australia, type 2...
June 24, 2022Nominations open for the Health Professional of the Year...
Winners of the 2019 Health Practitioner of the Year Awards The search is on for...
June 16, 2022Valuable lessons from Indigenous Suicide Prevention Forum
The Tangentyere Men’s Family Safety Group presented at the forum. “One life lost to suicide...
June 10, 2022Compass, the NT's biggest primary health care conference to...
The Territory’s biggest primary health care conference is set to return in 2022 after...
June 2, 2022NT PHN welcomes new Australian Health Minister
The Northern Territory Primary Health Network (NT PHN) has congratulated the new Australian Minister...
May 24, 2022NT PHN welcomes the new mental health minister
Natasha Fyles has been announced as the Northern Territory’s Chief Minister. Lauren Moss has...
May 18, 2022Participating in MDRAP - Dr Nithin Anthony
The More Doctors for Rural Australia Program (MDRAP) supports non-vocationally recognised doctors to gain...
March 25, 2022Movement Disorders Nurse Specialist Pilot Program
A movement disorder is a neurological condition, such as Parkinson's, which causes problems with...
March 23, 2022New triage service: Connect to Wellbeing
We have commissioned a new intake and referral (IAR) triage service for all mental...
March 22, 2022$43 million to NT mental health services
Yesterday the Australian Government announced that more than $43 million will be in invested...
March 21, 2022Work as a locum in remote NT
We caught up with one of our GP locums Dr Bedford on what work...
February 14, 2022Supporting Deadly Cup
Our friends at the Deadly Cup Carnival have shared their wrap-up of last year’s...
January 25, 2022Darwin Head to Health officially open
Darwin's Adult Mental Health Centre, known as Darwin Head to Health, is now open.
January 21, 2022Scabies cases drop by 60% in Barunga after Remote...
Staff from Remote Laundries, NT PHN and NIAA pose together for a photo in...
January 13, 2022COVID-19 vaccine for kids
Children aged between 5 to 11 can now get vaccinated in the NT
January 11, 2022Preparing for COVID-19 isolation
If you get COVID-19 or are a close contact, you will need to isolate...
December 21, 20218 tips to reduce COVID-19 risk
We made a video inspired by the 8 tips shared by the Australian Healthcare...
December 3, 2021International Day of People with Disability
Today is International Day of People with Disability. To recognise the day, we caught...
November 30, 2021Northern Territory Primary Health Network welcomes new Board members
Northern Territory Primary Health Network (NT PHN) has today announced the appointment of a...
November 29, 2021Fruits of our Labour Yarning Forum
Last Friday, we hosted the 'Fruits of our Labour Yarning Forum' where service providers...
November 29, 2021Hear from fly-in-fly-out doctor Alan Kerr
We caught up with one of our fly-in-fly-out doctors to hear his experiences working...
November 15, 2021Look after yourself these holidays
Here's our message to you this festive season in a few commonly spoken languages English Celebrations...
November 12, 2021Our COVID-19 policy
As part of the NT’s response to COVID-19, the Chief Health Officer has the...
November 8, 2021POSTPONED - safeTALKS suicide prevention workshops
Updated on 17 November 2021 Unfortunately due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak in the NT...
October 29, 2021World Diabetes Day
World Diabetes Day is on 14 November, a time to raise awareness of the...
October 29, 2021Raising Healthy Minds
A new, free phone app has just launched, which includes information, ideas, and guidance...
September 23, 2021Why we all need the jab
With the continuing spread of COVID-19 cases and prolonging of lockdowns, the risks of...
September 17, 2021Rural Workforce Agency NT striving to address NT Health...
Northern Territory Primary Health Network (NT PHN), incorporating Rural Workforce Agency NT, has made...
September 9, 2021Darwin’s Adult Mental Health Centre to be known as...
Work is progressing on development of Darwin’s Adult Mental Health Centre, with the location...
September 1, 20212021 Administrator’s Medals in Primary Health Care recipients announced
The 2021 Administrator’s Medals in Primary Health Care were presented Wednesday evening, 1 September...
August 20, 2021Katherine GPs offering COVID-19 vaccines
Northern Territory Primary Health Network is encouraging Katherine residents to check in with their...
August 18, 2021Everything you need to know on COVID-19 in the...
To help you stay on top of the COVID-19 situation in the NT, we’ve...
July 31, 2021Compass Learning and Development Conference
Compass is our professional development and networking event for people working in primary health...
July 21, 2021Darwin’s Adult Mental Health Centre
We’ve been working in partnership with the NT primary health care sector to establish...
July 18, 2021Local Health Pathways reaches 452
NT HealthPathways is an online tool which helps General Practitioners refer patients to the...
July 14, 2021AIG Remote Laundries – extending our partnership
A partnership between NT Primary Health Network, Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT and NT...
July 1, 2021East Arnhem Health Partnership Symposium
The leafy grounds of Gulkula, renowned for hosting the Garma festival, welcomed a different...
- July 1, 2021
Mental Health NT website launched
A partnership between NT Primary Health Network, Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT and NT...
June 22, 2021Compass primary health care professional development event
Northern Territory Primary Health Network (NT PHN) has today opened registrations for the Compass...
June 17, 2021Nominations open for the Administrator’s Medals in Primary Health...
Territorians who have had a positive experience with an individual, a team or a...
- June 16, 2021
Remote laundry working overtime at Barunga Festival
The Bagala and Jawoyn people welcomed a sell-out crowd of thousands into their community...
June 3, 2021NT PHN Sponsors NT Community Achievement Awards
This year, we were proud to sponsor the Health and Wellbeing category of the...
March 17, 2021Phase 1b COVID vaccine rollout commences for Territory GPs
Northern Territory Primary Health Network (NT PHN) has today announced the schedule for rollout...
March 10, 2021Neami National announced as lead for Adult Mental Health...
Northern Territory Primary Health Network (NT PHN) has today announced Neami National, in partnership...
March 2, 2021New project aims to improve access to health services
Northern Territory Primary Health Network (NT PHN) is leading a project to better understand...
