"Our NT Health people front up at work every day to care for Territorians and have the right to feel safe and be treated with respect - they do not deserve to be treated this way."
NT Health takes these matters very seriously and we are continually working with, and engaging our staff and unions, to address safety concerns.
All of our six NT Health hospitals have a range of security resources in place and can scale these up as required. We also work closely with NT Police and emergency responders to ensure an integrated approach to prevent and respond to incidents.
Following any incident a range of actions are implemented to support staff safety and wellbeing, incidents are reviewed and action undertaken to try to prevent future recurrence.
Staff are encouraged and supported to report any concerns, so we can address them and implement further action to protect the health and safety of our people.
Mr Hosking said, while NT Health was continually working to strengthen safety and security measures, these wouldn't be necessary if the small minority of people responsible for these problems behaved appropriately.
"This is about community and patient respect for our health staff," he said.
"I would like to call on the community, and our patients to be accountable for their behaviour and show kindness and respect to our people, who are doing the very best they can, often in very challenging circumstances.
"Our people at NT Health are terrific and we are fortunate to have such a great bunch of people in our organisation. We couldn't deliver the fantastic health care that we do without the contribution everyone makes, every day.
"I would like to personally thank them for their ongoing commitment, adaptability and resilience."
