How a group of passionate doctors are empowering their fellow GPs to support transgender patients in practice. For Relic O’Shaughnessy, a 22‑year‑old non-binary Tasmanian who uses they/them pronouns, being seen and respected in health care shouldn’t depend on luck or courage. “We are people first,” they say. “Gender-affirming care isn’t just hormones or surgery, it’s…
How consultation is shaping better mental health experiences and outcomes for Tasmanians. When dozens of Tasmanians gathered across the state in July to share their experiences working in mental health services, one thing quickly became clear. People wanted to be heard, and they wanted to help make things better. For Brad Smith, a team leader…
How one mental health organisation’s investment in its people is paying dividends. When you walk into Cornerstone Youth Services in Launceston, it’s immediately clear this is a space that cares for people. In the headspace waiting room, there are phone charging stations, coffee and tea, and colouring-in materials for young people preparing to go into…
How one framework focused on lived expertise is making waves across the world. When writing the Seven steps to develop an organisational lived expertise engagement framework, Mental Health Lived Experience Tasmania chief executive officer Tash Smyth and her team had Tasmanians firmly in mind. So, it came as a complete surprise that this framework would…
With a career spanning more than two decades in health, aged care, and community services, Lucy O’Flaherty brings a wealth of leadership experience to her new role as chief executive officer of Primary Health Tasmania. Lucy says her professional journey has always centred on improving people’s lives through connection, innovation, and purpose. She previously led…
Primary Health Tasmania’s twice-yearly magazine aims to capture real stories from our work, that of our commissioned providers, and others in the Tasmanian primary health, aged care and social care spaces. In the latest issue (January 2026) you’ll find the following stories: To request a printed copy of the magazine or to access earlier issues, please send us…