The organisation has offices in Alice Springs and Darwin, but provides medical care throughout the entire Northern Territory. It is a member of the Northern Territory Aboriginal Health Forum, an umbrella organisation responsible for Aboriginal health policy in the Northern Territory, and of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO).
AMSANT supports Aboriginal health services by advocating for the right of local Aboriginal communities to control their own primary health care services and to have those services funded adequately. As a peak body, AMSANT assists its member services through lobbying for improvements in the health status of Aboriginal people, promoting Aboriginal self-determination and community control and representing its member services in meetings and negotiations.
AMSANT's vision statement describes what AMSANT is working to achieve:[1]
Aboriginal community controlled health services in the Northern Territory will be independent and successful organisations, integrated into the NT health system, to provide high quality and effective primary health care services that are responsive to the needs of the community.
AMSANT works with Aboriginal communities who wish to establish a community-controlled Aboriginal health service, as well as with communities who do not control the existing local health service but wish to have greater input into determining the policies and priorities of their primary health services. Its focus is supporting its members and assisting them to provide high quality comprehensive primary health care services for Aboriginal communities.[2][3] The group is a member of the Northern Territory Aboriginal Health Forum, an umbrella organisation responsible for Aboriginal health policy in the Northern Territory, and of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO).[citation needed]
Structure and membersedit
All of the AMSANT member services attend general meetings which are held at least once every four months. The general meeting is the main decision-making organ of AMSANT, and there is a strong emphasis on consensus decision-making, so it is unusual for issues to come down to a vote. AMSANT has a board which is elected from the membership at the annual general meeting. The board has authority to make decisions for AMSANT between the general meetings.[4][needs update][better source needed]
AMSANT has a range of programs and projects which all aim to improve the provision of comprehensive primary health care to Aboriginal communities by services controlled by the local community. As of 2010[update] they included:[15]
eHealth
Research and policy – AMSANT becomes involved in projects as a research partner; conducts research of its own; assists member services involved in research projects; develops policies and makes submissions to government on a range of issues relevant to Aboriginal health services.
Health summits
Public health – AMSANT employs public health medical officers as well as running a public health network and a public health advisory group.
Leadership – AMSANT runs a number of leadership programs for the people who work in community controlled Aboriginal health services.
General practice training and education
Media and advocacy
Workforce support – assisting services and advocating for improved training so that services can find and employ staff they need including doctors, nurses and Aboriginal health workers
Other support for member services – including developing information and communication technology, an online administration manual for Aboriginal medical services, accreditation support, electronic health projects and a continuous quality improvement program
Year of the Aboriginal Health Worker, 2011–2012
Community controledit
AMSANT membership is only for Aboriginal community-controlled health services.[16] AMSANT believes that community control is essential to providing the best comprehensive primary health care to Aboriginal communities. All of the health services which are AMSANT members:[citation needed]
are incorporated as an independent legal entity;
have a constitution which guarantees that the control of the body will be by Aboriginal people and that the principle of self-determination will be applied; and
have compulsory accountability process which include general meetings open to all members of the local community and that the organisation's management committee are elected by the local Aboriginal community.
NACCHOedit
Pat TurnerAM was CEO of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in 2017.[17]
^AMSANT, 2010, Annual Report 2009 - 2010. Available on AMSANT website March 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^AMSANT, 2010, 'What is a community controlled health service?' in Annual Report 2009 - 2010, 11. Available on AMSANT website March 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory AMSANT is a healthcare policy organisation that serves Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory of Australia It is an independent not for profit group that is funded by Australia s federal government the Northern Territory Government charities and non governmental organisations The organisation has offices in Alice Springs and Darwin but provides medical care throughout the entire Northern Territory It is a member of the Northern Territory Aboriginal Health Forum an umbrella organisation responsible for Aboriginal health policy in the Northern Territory and of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation NACCHO Contents 1 History 2 Overview 3 Structure and members 4 Member health services 5 Activities 6 Community control 7 NACCHO 8 References 9 External linksHistory editAMSANT was established in October 1994 at a meeting of healthcare services in Central Australia The following year the organisation lobbied the Australian Government to transfer funding for Aboriginal healthcare from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission ATSIC to the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health OATSIH a division of the Department of Health and Ageing DoHA AMSANT also lobbied the government to increase funding to Aboriginal Comprehensive Primary Health Care in the context of the Northern Territory Emergency Response the Intervention citation needed Overview editAMSANT supports Aboriginal health services by advocating for the right of local Aboriginal communities to control their own primary health care services and to have those services funded adequately As a peak body AMSANT assists its member services through lobbying for improvements in the health status of Aboriginal people promoting Aboriginal self determination and community control and representing its member services in meetings and negotiations AMSANT s vision statement describes what AMSANT is working to achieve 1 Aboriginal community controlled health services in the Northern Territory will be independent and successful organisations integrated into the NT health system to provide high quality and effective primary health care services that are responsive to the needs of the community AMSANT works with Aboriginal communities who wish to establish a community controlled Aboriginal health service as well as with communities who do not control the existing local health service but wish to have greater input into determining the policies and priorities of their primary health services Its focus is supporting its members and assisting them to provide high quality comprehensive primary health care services for Aboriginal communities 2 3 The group is a member of the Northern Territory Aboriginal Health Forum an umbrella organisation responsible for Aboriginal health policy in the Northern Territory and of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation NACCHO citation needed Structure and members editAll of the AMSANT member services attend general meetings which are held at least once every four months The general meeting is the main decision making organ of AMSANT and there is a strong emphasis on consensus decision making so it is unusual for issues to come down to a vote AMSANT has a board which is elected from the membership at the annual general meeting The board has authority to make decisions for AMSANT between the general meetings 4 needs update better source needed AMSANT s chairperson is when Marion Scrymgour with John Paterson as CEO when Member health services editThe community controlled Aboriginal health services that are members of AMSANT are when Amoonguna Health Clinic Ampilatwatja Health Centre Aboriginal Anyinginyi Health Aboriginal Corporation Balunu Foundation Balunu 5 Central Australian Aboriginal Alcohol Program Unit CAAAPU Central Australian Aboriginal Congress CAAC 6 Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services CAAPS 7 Danila Dilba Health Service 8 Ilpurla Aboriginal Corporation Kakadu Health Service Katherine West Health Board 9 Laynhapuy Homelands Association Ltyentye Apurte Malabam Health Board Marthakal Homeland Miwatj Health 10 Mutitjulu Health Service Ngalkanbuy Health Service Pintubi Homelands Health Service 11 Sunrise Health Service 12 Urapuntja Health Service Utopia Northern Territory Utju Health Service Western Aranda Health Aboriginal Corp WAHAC Western Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku Aboriginal Corp WDNWPT 13 Wurli Wurlinjang Aboriginal Health Service 14 Activities editAMSANT has a range of programs and projects which all aim to improve the provision of comprehensive primary health care to Aboriginal communities by services controlled by the local community As of 2010 update they included 15 eHealth Research and policy AMSANT becomes involved in projects as a research partner conducts research of its own assists member services involved in research projects develops policies and makes submissions to government on a range of issues relevant to Aboriginal health services Health summits Public health AMSANT employs public health medical officers as well as running a public health network and a public health advisory group Leadership AMSANT runs a number of leadership programs for the people who work in community controlled Aboriginal health services General practice training and education Media and advocacy Workforce support assisting services and advocating for improved training so that services can find and employ staff they need including doctors nurses and Aboriginal health workers Other support for member services including developing information and communication technology an online administration manual for Aboriginal medical services accreditation support electronic health projects and a continuous quality improvement program Year of the Aboriginal Health Worker 2011 2012Community control editAMSANT membership is only for Aboriginal community controlled health services 16 AMSANT believes that community control is essential to providing the best comprehensive primary health care to Aboriginal communities All of the health services which are AMSANT members citation needed are incorporated as an independent legal entity have a constitution which guarantees that the control of the body will be by Aboriginal people and that the principle of self determination will be applied and have compulsory accountability process which include general meetings open to all members of the local community and that the organisation s management committee are elected by the local Aboriginal community NACCHO editPat Turner AM was CEO of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in 2017 17 References edit AMSANT 2010 Vision statement AMSANT 2010 Mission statement in Annual Report 2009 2010 3 Available on AMSANT website Archived March 10 2011 at the Wayback Machine AMSANT 2009 AMSANT Rules as amended 2009 r 6 2 a AMSANT 2009 AMSANT Rules as amended 2009 Balunu Foundation website Archived February 17 2011 at the Wayback Machine Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Alice Springs NT www caac org au Retrieved 5 April 2022 Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services CAAPS website Danila Dilba website Katherine West Health Board website Mitwatj Health website Pintubi Homelands Health Service website Archived February 16 2011 at the Wayback Machine Sunrise Health Service website Archived from the original on 20 February 2011 Retrieved 15 February 2011 Western Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjakt Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation website Wurli Wurlinjang Health Service website AMSANT 2010 Annual Report 2009 2010 Available on AMSANT website Archived March 10 2011 at the Wayback Machine AMSANT 2010 What is a community controlled health service in Annual Report 2009 2010 11 Available on AMSANT website Archived March 10 2011 at the Wayback Machine Close the Gap Progress amp Priorities report 2017 Australian Human Rights Commission 16 March 2017 Retrieved 26 April 2023 External links editOfficial website National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation NACCHO Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory amp oldid 1173120721, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
