Young people living on Hobart’s eastern shore have a new option for local mental health support with the opening of a headspace centre in Rosny Park. Minister Collins with headspace Eastern shore staff and young people headspace Eastern Shore – located at 120 Cambridge Road, near the Eastlands shopping centre – opened its doors on 21 December, with Member for Franklin the…
Tasmania’s newest Medicare Urgent Care Clinic has opened in Sorell, providing bulk-billed medical care over extended hours. L-R: Sorell Mayor Janet Gatehouse, Sorell Family Practice Manager Kerri Mus, Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing Rebecca White, and ForHealth CEO Andrew Cohen. The Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon. Rebecca White MP, officially opened…
We have updated our Snapshot of Priority Populations in Tasmania resource to include three new sections: This resource has a page of health data and information on groups of people who sometimes have different health needs to the rest of the population. The other sections are: Click here to access the resource.
People living in the Devonport area have a new option for accessing free and confidential mental health information, services and support. The Devonport Medicare Mental Health Centre at 11-17 Stewart Street Devonport was officially opened on 16 October by the Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, the Hon. Emma McBride MP. It is…
Primary Health Tasmania has developed a suite of resources to help young people with intellectual disability move from paediatric to adult health services. The period of moving to adult health services is an important time to ensure young people receive appropriate support and are connected to the right services to help manage and maintain their…
Primary Health Tasmania’s latest health needs assessment report (for 2025-28) is now available. Developed by our Health Strategy and Performance team – including clinical epidemiologists, a clinical epidemiologist evaluator, health researchers, a biostatistician, and a health data analyst – the report provides a snapshot of Tasmanian health trends by noting areas of improvement, as well…