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This guide has been developed to support NT Health staff who are writing or reviewing guidelines and policies. We have brought NT Health Intranet pages and Library resources together to make it easier for you to find the right information quickly.

Key NT Health information

Go-to tools

Clinical Policy Governance Team (intranet access only)

Clinical Policy Governance Team
Contacts
NT Clinical Procedures and Guidelines Committee (CPGC)
Supporting resources (inc. Clinical Document Development Procedure)

Policy Management (intranet access only)

NT Health Policy Governance Framework and model
Policy Approval Framework (previously schedule 6)
NT Health Policy Development Procedure
Policy development lifecycle
Templates and resources
Policy Management Unit

Policy Guideline Centre (PGC) (intranet access only)

Search for current NT Health policies and guidelines

Find Guidelines : Search the NT Health Library Guidelines page for links to Australian and International Guideline sources.

Find Standards: Access Australian Standards via the library. Visit the Tech Street Help page to set up a Techstreet account.

Find Evidence: Search the Library databases to find the best available evidence for your policy or guideline.

Search Journals: Locate a journal and get full-text access to support guideline and policy writing.

Search Books: Locate a book to support guideline and policy writing.

NSQHS PubMed live searches

These searches have been developed, tested and endorsed as part of the HeLiNS (Health Libraries for the National Standards) Research Project, a joint initiative of HLA and HLI (Health Libraries Inc). They are not intended to be comprehensive, but aim to provide high specificity (relevance) so that results returned will be of immediate use. The base search for each topic focuses on a hospital setting and is limited to the last 5 years.

Advanced Care Planning
Blood Management
Clinical Handover
Delirium
Deteriorating Patient
Falls Prevention
Infection Prevention
Medication Safety
Partnering with Consumers
Pressure Injuries
Wound Management

Need evidence?

Request an expert Literature Search or Book a consultation to get evidence for your guideline or policy.

Upcoming Training

Finding the Evidence for Guidelines and Policies

A workshop designed to assist staff to find the best available evidence from the most appropriate health databases.

Session times

Delivered via Teams Session :

Thursday 10th April 2025 (contact library to register)

Key titles

Read eBooks from any device using your NTG LAN login. Print books can be sent to you via internal mail or you can pick them up from your nearest library.