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Contact Information Sheet

Contact Information Sheet
  • id
  • date
    2010-11-11
  • Geographical Area
    Australia
  • Jurisdiction
    Australia - Northern Territory
  • Organisation
    Nursing and Midwifery Board of Northern Territory
  • Address

    Postal Address
    GPO Box 4221
    Darwin NT 0801

    Location Address
    2nd floor, Harbourview Plaza
    Cnr McMinn and Bennett Streets
    Darwin NT 0800

  • Phone
    +61 8 8999 4157
  • Fax
    +61 8 89994196
  • Email
  • Website
    http://www.health.nt.gov.au/ Health_Professions_Licensing_Authority_HPLA/Health_ Registration_Boards/Nursing_and_Midwifery_Board /index.aspx#Role
  • Contact Point
    Ms Angela Brannelly
    Chairperson
  • Regulatory Body
    The Nursing and Midwifery Board of the Northern Territory established under the Health Practitioners Act 2004 is a statutory body responsible for ensuring the public is protected through the regulation of nurses and midwives registered in the Northern Territory. The Board is administered by The Health Professions Licensing Authority (HPLA), which is a branch of the Department of Health and Community Services. The HPLA is established to provide the administrative and operational support necessary to facilitate eleven Health Professional Boards to perform their functions.

    The Nursing and Midwifery Board carries out its mandate by:

    • Ensuring that all nurses and midwives have received educational preparation to an agreed national standard;
    • Dealing with issues of conduct and taking any disciplinary action as required;
    • Administering the framework under which impaired nurses and midwives can be rehabilitated without necessarily losing their license to practice;
    • Assisting to improve nurses and midwives practitioners performance should it be found to be below accepted professional standards, and
    • Ensuring that all nurses and midwives either currently registered or intending to be registered are competent and fit to practise.

    The Health Professions Licensing Authority (HPLA) provides a bureau service to the Nursing and Midwifery Board and carries out administrative duties as directed by it.
    http://www.health.nt.gov.au/Health_Professions_Licensing_Authority_HPLA/Health_Registration_Boards/Nursing_and_Midwifery_Board/index.aspx#Role (accessed on 23.04.2009)

  • Health System
    Australia's public health insurance scheme, Medicare, commenced in 1984, provides universal coverage for citizens, permanent residents, and visitors from countries which have reciprocal arrangements with Australia. The aim of the national health care funding system is to give universal access to health care while allowing choice for individuals through a substantial private sector involvement in delivery and financing. Australian Medicare is financed largely from general taxation revenue, which includes a Medicare levy based on a person's taxable income.

    Under Australia's federal system of government, responsibility for funding and delivery of health services is shared between the commonwealth (federal) and the eight state and territory Governments. The Commonwealth Government has a national leadership role in health policymaking and is responsible for key public health, health protection and quarantine services. Its role in service delivery is, however, limited and it operates primarily as a funder /insurer of medical, pharmaceutical and aged-care services.

    It also plays an important role in regulating and subsidizing private health insurance; as well as contributing funds to support state and territory governments' provision of health services. State and territory governments own and operate public hospitals as well as delivering a variety of mental health, dental, health promotion, school health and community health programs.
    http://www.commonwealthfund.org/fellowships/fellowships_show.htm?doc_id=372961 (accessed 23.04.2009)

    Overall the Australian health care system comprises a diversity of arrangements for planning, funding and delivering health services across the three tiers of Government (national, state and local) and features a mix of private and public sector involvement. Australia’s health system provides care to its citizens at three levels - primary preventative, secondary and tertiary levels.  Access to private health services is on a fee paying private health insurance basis.  Approximately 43% of all Australians have some form of private health insurance cover.

    Validated: 18.02.09
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