NSW & Northern Territory

The core business of the Poche Centre includes the development of sustainable models of service delivery for Aboriginal communities. The Centre will also contribute to addressing gaps and priorities in clinical service delivery via existing support for practitioners, and the facilitation of regular clinical visits from primary care providers, medical specialists, nurses, midwives, dentists and allied health professionals.

The Centre is undertaking work to establish and strengthen relationships with identified partner regions and services in western NSW and the Northern Territory.

While the models for service delivery are under development, the services themselves have requested specific clinical support. The Poche Centre is providing bi-monthly clinical visits to western NSW for dental and oral health services, cardiologists and ultrasonographers.

Clinical support has also been requested for:

Western NSW -

• Midwifery for Bourke and surrounding communities

Anyinginyi Aboriginal Corporation and Barkly Region (Tennant Creek, NT) -

• General Practitioners for Tennant Creek and Barkly region
• Midwifery and antenatal services for Tennant Creek
• Dentists, dental technicians and oral hygienists
• Clinical psychologists
• Physiotherapist
• Podiatrist