Table A: Number and length of deployments in four-week periods
| Starting period | Number | Length (weeks)(a) | Average length (weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/12/2008 | 7 | 12 | 1.8 |
| 1/01/2009 | 14 | 51 | 3.6 |
| 29/01/2009 | 9 | 37 | 4.1 |
| 26/02/2009 | 11 | 45 | 4.1 |
| 26/03/2009 | 11 | 39 | 3.5 |
| 23/04/2009 | 14 | 71 | 5.1 |
| 21/05/2009 | 18 | 66 | 3.7 |
| 18/06/2009 | 26 | 98 | 3.8 |
| 16/07/2009 | 26 | 136 | 5.2 |
| 13/08/2009 | 24 | 110 | 4.6 |
| 10/09/2009 | 32 | 126 | 3.9 |
| 8/10/2009 | 30 | 92 | 3.1 |
| 5/11/2009 | 33 | 106 | 3.2 |
| 3/12/2009 | 15 | 62 | 4.1 |
| 31/12/2009 | 25 | 102 | 4.1 |
| 28/01/2010 | 31 | 120 | 3.9 |
| 25/02/2010 | 33 | 128 | 3.9 |
| 25/03/2010 | 29 | 124 | 4.3 |
| 22/04/2010 | 37 | 109 | 2.9 |
| 20/05/2010(b) | 14 | 46 | 3.3 |
| Total | 439 | 1,681 | 3.8 |
(a) - May not sum to total due to rounding.
(b) - Four-week period not completed by the end of May.
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Table B: Number of deployments by practitioner type by complete four-week periods
| Starting period | Nurse | Doctor | Allied health | Dental |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/12/2008 | 7 | 7 | |||
| 1/01/2009 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| 29/01/2009 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| 26/02/2009 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 26/03/2009 | 10 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 23/04/2009 | 13 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 21/05/2009 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 18 | |
| 18/06/2009 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 26 | |
| 16/07/2009 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 26 |
| 13/08/2009 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 24 |
| 10/09/2009 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 32 |
| 8/10/2009 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 30 |
| 5/11/2009 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 33 |
| 3/12/2009 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 31/12/2009 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25 |
| 28/01/2010 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| 25/02/2010 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 33 |
| 25/03/2010 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 29 |
| 22/04/2010 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 20/05/2010(a) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Total | 261 | 46 | 50 | 82 | 439 |
| Per cent | 59 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 100 |
(a) - Four-week period not completed by the end of May.
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Table C: Number of new communities using the RAHC each month
| Month | New | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2008 | 5 | 5 |
| Jan 2009 | 8 | 13 |
| Feb 2009 | 3 | 16 |
| Mar 2009 | 5 | 21 |
| Apr 2009 | 2 | 23 |
| May 2009 | 3 | 26 |
| Jun 2009 | 9 | 35 |
| Jul 2009 | 4 | 39 |
| Aug 2009 | 5 | 44 |
| Sep 2009 | 2 | 46 |
| Oct 2009 | 1 | 47 |
| Nov 2009 | 4 | 51 |
| Dec 2009 | 3 | 54 |
| Jan 2010 | 3 | 57 |
| Feb 2010 | 2 | 59 |
| Mar 2010 | 2 | 61 |
| Apr 2010 | 3 | 64 |
| May 2010 | 2 | 66 |
Table D: Number of RAHC placements per centre (December 2008–May 2010)
Number of placements | Number of centres | Total number of placements |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1 | 17 | 17 |
| 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | 2 | 20 |
| 12 | 1 | 12 |
| 14 | 1 | 14 |
| 15 | 1 | 15 |
| 19 | 2 | 38 |
| 20 | 1 | 20 |
| 21 | 1 | 21 |
| 26 | 2 | 52 |
| 28 | 1 | 28 |
| 43 | 1 | 43 |
| Total | 92 | 439 |
Table E: RAHC use by OATSIH planning regions—health service delivery areas (December 2008–May 2010)
| OATSIH planning region | Number of
centres | Number of centres not using the RAHC | Per cent not using the RAHC | Total RAHC deployments | Total RAHC weeks(a) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Springs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 188 |
| Barkly | 6 | 2 | 33 | 47 | 239 |
| Borroloola | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 39 |
| Central Australia | 23 | 7 | 30 | 107 | 409 |
| Darwin Rural | 6 | 3 | 50 | 6 | 42 |
| Darwin Urban | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| East Arnhem | 15 | 2 | 13 | 87 | 284 |
| Katherine East | 12 | 6 | 50 | 18 | 69 |
| Katherine Urban | 2 | 1 | 50 | 20 | 80 |
| Katherine West | 6 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 90 |
| Maningrida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 62 |
| Tiwi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Top End West | 3 | 1 | 33 | 16 | 68 |
| West Arnhem | 5 | 2 | 40 | 7 | 21 |
| Unassigned(b) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 53 |
| Total | 92 | 26 | 28 | 439 | 1,681 |
(a) - May not sum to total due to rounding.
(b) The two services that are unassigned to a region are Top End Mental Health Services and Central Australia Mental Health Services.
Table F: Repeat deployments over time
| Start period | First deployment | Repeat deployment |
|---|---|---|
| 4/12/2008 | 100% | 0% |
| 1/01/2009 | 93% | 7% |
| 29/01/2009 | 67% | 33% |
| 26/02/2009 | 73% | 27% |
| 26/03/2009 | 73% | 27% |
| 23/04/2009 | 36% | 64% |
| 21/05/2009 | 78% | 22% |
| 18/06/2009 | 62% | 38% |
| 16/07/2009 | 54% | 46% |
| 13/08/2009 | 88% | 13% |
| 10/09/2009 | 56% | 44% |
| 8/10/2009 | 70% | 30% |
| 5/11/2009 | 52% | 48% |
| 3/12/2009 | 67% | 33% |
| 31/12/2009 | 36% | 64% |
| 28/01/2010 | 19% | 81% |
| 25/02/2010 | 48% | 52% |
| 25/03/2010 | 17% | 83% |
| 22/04/2010 | 30% | 70% |
| 20/05/2010 | 14% | 86% |
| Total | 52% | 48% |
Table G: Practitioner type and number of deployments (December 2008–May 2010)
| Number of deployments | Nurses | Doctors | Allied health | Dental | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 119 |
| 2 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 61 |
| 3 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total with two or more deployments | 64 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 108 |
| Total | 133 | 25 | 19 | 50 | 227 |
Figure A: Cumulative deployment of new practitioners
Note: Contract to recruit dental practitioners commenced in July 2009.
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