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use guidelines, recall systems and care planning (62) . Specialist multi disciplinary teams to addressthe specific needs of those with chronic disease should also be a priority – diabetes educators,cardiac educators, foot care specialists for diabetics and eye specialists.3.4.2 Staffing chronic disease programsSince 2001, a total of eight Public Health Nurse positions have been created in the NorthernTerritory to enhance the capacity of remote health services to establish and manage chronicdisease programs. These positions have played a key role in training staff about chronic diseaseprevention and management and the implementation of systems to support care.In addition to the Public Health nurses an additional Chronic Kidney disease nurse was employedin the Top End in renal services in 2004, to complement a similar position that was established inCentral Australia in 1998. These positions play an important role in supporting people with kidneydisease to maintain their health and slow the transition to renal replacement therapy. In the 2007financial year, the number of chronic kidney disease nurses is expected to increase with anadditional six positions funded by the Northern Territory Government and four positions to befunded by the Australian Government located with AMSANT. These positions will be spreadacross the Northern Territory with three to be placed in Central Australia, two in the Top End,and with one full time educator position to support workforce development for renal services. Anadditional four positions will be located with AMSANT to support community controlled healthservices to support intensive management of renal clients. Finally, a further three positions willbe located with the Preventable Chronic disease team to support intensive case management ofrenal clients in remote areas.Table 3.6Positions created in the NT by year commenced and funding sourcePositionsLocationYearCommencedFunding Source1 x Renal Central Australia 1998 NTG1 x PHN Darwin 2001 NTG1 x PHNKatherine (transferred to Sunrise HS2003 as part of CCT)2001 S1001 x PHN East Arnhem 2001 S1001 x PHN Cental Australia 2001 S1001 x PHN Central Australia 2001 S100Chapter 3: Progress Against PCDS Objectives – Evaluation of the NT Preventable Chronic Disease Strategy 2007 50