The Department of Health exists to provide services that work together for the health and well-being of our communities: maximising physical health but also the mental, social and environmental well-being of all Territorians.
The RFDS provides broad range of services in rural and remote areas of Australia including traditional emergency flights for victims of accidents or illness, regular clinic flights to isolated communities with teams of doctors, nurses and specialists whilst increasingly providing critical support to the metropolitan area.
The five Territory hospitals provide general services ranging from primary screening and prevention to acute and chronic care. But with issues such as remoteness, a scattered population and the absence of alternative health care providers, hospitals in the Northern Territory also provide a series of non-acute services to their communities.