Tasmanian GPs play a vital role in providing care to vulnerable, older, and chronically unwell Tasmanians, a new in-depth report by Primary Health Tasmania has confirmed. The General Practice in Tasmania report – the first quantitative snapshot of its kind – offers unprecedented insight into the local general practice workforce and the quality care it provides to the Tasmanian population. Primary Health Tasmania spokesperson Dr Faline Howes says the…
Primary Health Tasmania welcomes further State Government funding to support general practices in their COVID-19 response. Health Minister Sarah Courtney announced on 25 November the Government would provide almost $1 million to Primary Health Tasmania to help build general practice ability to safely assess, test and manage people with COVID-19 symptoms. This funding program has…
The recent opening of a full headspace centre in Devonport is a significant step towards securing better mental health outcomes for young people in Tasmania’s north west. That’s according to Rebecca Wells, an Ulverstone local, and one of the young north west headspace volunteers who helped shape the new-and-improved site. Doors opened at the new…
Primary Health Tasmania is looking for a project manager to lead the establishment and support the embedding of an adult mental health centre within the broader mental health system in Launceston. Find out more via our careers portal.
The latest edition of Primary Health Tasmania’s twice-yearly magazine, Primary Health Matters, is out now! This edition explores the COVID-19 response, from talking to health workers on the testing frontline and those making personal protective equipment, to hearing from Primary Health Tasmania’s commissioned providers about the experience of providing care during a pandemic. At the…
The doors are now open at the new headspace centre in Devonport, improving access to mental health services for young people living in north west Tasmania. It comes after the Australian Government provided funding to expand the headspace Devonport satellite to a full centre, and transfer the former satellite service to Burnie. This service expansion…
