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…
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…
More than 140 GP-led respiratory clinics have been set up across Australia as part of the national COVID-19 response, notching up more than half a million consultations and more than 440,000 tests by the end of August. In Tasmania, clinics in Launceston, Hobart, St Helens, and Devonport established with Primary Health Tasmania’s support have been…
Tasmanian allied health service providers can now apply for grants of up to $10,000 to buy software, run staff training, or undertake other activities that will support their use of digital health systems. Primary Health Tasmania is offering the allied health digital integration grants to support eligible local providers in their use of: My Health…
