General Practice and Primary Health Care NT says it hopes the Indigenous intervention will result in more doctors and nurses willing to work in the Territory.

The group’s Jim Thurley says he’s spoken to several doctors and nurses involved in the intervention who’ve expressed interest in returning. Dr Thurley says he hopes they will ease the staff shortage problems in remote communities.

“There’s been quite a lot of criticism [of the intervention but] what that has done is expose a lot of health professionals to what it’s like working in the Territory. And I know from my contact with the people who have gone out to do the child health checks there has been an interest in coming back in a more permanent position.” Read more…