General Practitioners

The Health Centre provides 24 hour 7 day a week acute/emergency response through health staff on call and primary health care to the community.

The Health Centre provides 24 hour 7 day a week acute/emergency response through health staff on call and primary health care to the community and surrounding outstations

The Health Centre provides 24 hour 7 day a week acute/emergency response through health staff on call and primary health care to the community.

The Health Centre provides 24 hour 7 day a week acute/emergency response through health staff on call and primary health care to the community and surrounding outstations

The Health Centre provides 24 hour 7 day a week acute/emergency response through health staff on call and primary health care to the community and surrounding outstations

The Health Centre provides 24 hour 7 day a week acute/emergency response through health staff on call and primary health care to the community.

The Health Centre provides 24 hour 7 day a week acute/emergency response through health staff on call and primary health care to the community and surrounding outstations

Kalkaringi is located nearly 500km south west of Katherine on the Buntine Highway. The health centre is staffed by a health centre coordinator, a permanent doctor, an Aboriginal Health Practitioner, remote area nurses and support workers. It is regularly visited by specialist services and various KWHB program staff. Kalkaringi Health Centre also provides 24 hour acute and emergency care as well as regular services to our health centre at Nitjpurru.

Lajamanu is located approximately 560km south west of Katherine, and 115km south of Kalkaringi on an unsealed road. The Health Centre is staffed by a health centre coordinator, a permanent doctor, remote area nurses and support workers. It is regularly visited by specialist services and various KWHB program staff. Lajamanu Health Centre also provides 24 hour acute and emergency care.

The Palmerston GP Super Clinic operates seven days per week, 8 am – 8:30 pm Monday to Friday and 10 am – 6 pm Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays.

Services offered include:

Chronic Disease Management
Care Planning
Immunisation Clinics
General Health and Well-Being checks; and a range of allied health and other specialist services such as
Dietetics;
Paediatrics;
Podiatry;
Psychology; and
Psychiatry.

General Practice Medicare Rebatable services for DVA Card Holders, Pensioners and Health Care Card holders as well as people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island descent and children under 16 years for General Practice Medicare rebatable services are bulk billed.

All other services may attract a private fee.