[Australia]: Department of Health

[Owen]

​

Headquarters​

​

Sirius Building, Phillip, Australian Capital Territory​

Ministers​

Office:	Officeholder:	Image:
Minister for Health	The Honourable Tanya Plibersek, MP
Minister for Sport	The Honourable Kate Ellis, MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health	The Honourable Mark Butler, MP
Secretary of the Department of Health	Jane Halton, AO, PSM
Chief Medical Officer	Nicola Spurrier, PSM

National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre

​

Headquarters​

​

Darwin International Airport, Eaton, Northern Territory​

Main Operating Base​

​

Royal Darwin Hospital, Tiwi, Northern Territory​

Overview​

The National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre (NCCTRC) provides clinical and academic leadership in disaster and trauma care. Based in Darwin, it has emergency medical response facilities, provides education and training, and has state-of-the-art research facilities. Strategically located in Darwin, it allows the Department of Health to rapidly respond to sudden health emergencies both onshore and offshore throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The NCCTRC can quickly deploy Australian Medical Assistance Teams (AUSMAT) to these areas when needed. The NCCTRC also: Provides trauma response services and extra staff, as needed in a crisis, to the Royal Darwin Hospital Provides national training and coordination of personnel registered to deploy with AUSMAT Maintains a cache of equipment and medical supplies to support an AUSMAT deployment. This includes a fully self-contained field hospital, stores of medical consumables and personal protective equipment. The NCCTRC works with key international partners to strengthen and enhance regional capability and capacity by: Mentoring international emergency medical response teams Providing education and training programs for clinicians in Australia, South East Asia and the Pacific. State-of-the-art facilities support a disaster medical research program which aims to deliver practical improvements to health responses in emergency situations.

Personnel​

Type:	Amount:	Image:
Australian Medical Assistance Team Members	700