Health services and resources are not the same as the bigger centres like Darwin and Alice Springs, the powerful Northern Land Council was told.

The issue of inadequate health coverage in remote communities was aired by Katherine and West Arnhem regional councils at a NLC meeting in Jabiru today.

The two councils expressed their "extreme anger and disappointment" over health services in the bush.

Particularly criticised was the "poor state of health services for remote communities" in the Katherine and west Arnhem regions.

Those Katherine remote communities would include Kalano (Myalli Brumby), Rockhole, Binjari, Walpiri (Geyulkgan Ngurro) and Gorge Camp (Jodetluk).

Council members were concerned about the "misdiagnosis" of serious medical conditions at community clinics.

There was also a "continuing crisis" relating to non-existent or inappropriate morgue facilities in the larger remote communities, the council members said.

"While accepting staff at regional clinics undertake important work in difficult circumstances, regional council members were concerned the resources and level of service available was not equivalent to the standard of care provided in the main Territory population centres of Darwin and Alice Springs," a council spokeswoman said.

Noting that the Commonwealth Government has significant responsibility for remote area health funding, the resolution calls for both the Commonwealth and NT Governments to address this issue.

The council says former Commonwealth Health Ministers (in particular Minister Woolridge) acknowledged the issue of the shortfall in MBS/PBS funding flowing to remote Territory residents on a per-capita basis, in comparison with people living in Darwin.

Members also expressed their disappointment at the perceived failure of the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance of the Northern Territory to adequately advocate the concerns of their remote, regional and homelands communities in respect of these issues.

Regional council members called on Federal Government Minister for Indigenous Australians, Ken Wyatt, along with Health Minister Greg Hunt to immediately review all primary, acute health and medical service provision, and the funding of those services across the NLC regions in the NT.

Katherine Times has approached Health Minister Natasha Fyles and the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance for comment.

There remains some community disquiet on the provision of after hours health services in Katherine township itself.

The NT Primary Health Network has received federal funding for the service, which hopes to place a reduced workload on the hospital's emergency care departments but also provide a service which other communities enjoy.

Katherine has been offered a telehealth service (1800 931 165) to talk to medical specialists over a phone or by video which some people have said does not replace face-to-face services.

The telehealth service is not intended as a substitute or replacement for a patient's regular GP care.

It is designed as a complementary service for times when the GP may not be accessible and people have urgent, but not life threatening, health needs.

The lack of access to bulk bulling (outside Wurli clients) is also often raised as a local issue.

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