Central Australian Remote Health Development Services Ltd

Welcome to CARHDS website

5/11 Railway Terrace - Alice Springs

The Central Australian Remote Health Development Service has been established to develop the capacity of Aboriginal people and health professionals to improve community health outcomes and to increase effective Aboriginal control over PHC service delivery.

CARHDS is a unique service as it is directly controlled by and accountable to the Primary Health Care industry to meet the in service training needs as determined by the employer. Currently there are 10 Aboriginal Community Controlled services in Central Australia, plus the NT government service. CARHDS works with the current 36 Health centres, covering 5 health zones.

To achieve its goals CARHDS has a primary focus on providing regional support in order to improve access to, and equity in, the provision of in service training for all workers and boards but with a particular emphasis upon Aboriginal Health Workers.

CARHDS is a:-
- Community controlled organisation governed by the PHC Services in Central Australia (NT)
- Newly incorporated public company limited by guarantee (established 1 October 2001)
- Directly controlled by and accountable to the PHC industry to meet in-service training needs as determined by the employer
- Membership is open to all existing, new and emerging (local & zone) organisations which provide primary health care services to Aboriginal communities
- A Registered Training Provider (Number 70018) for the provision of training delivery, assessment and the issuance of Nationally Recognised Qualifications and Statements of Attainment.

Visitors: 20404 since Sep 2002
Updated: 2 Jun 2008

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