Primary care providers across Tasmania are now being offered fully funded training to help them better identify, respond to and refer cases of family and sexual violence and child sexual abuse. Primary Health Tasmania (Tasmania PHN) has partnered with the Safer Families Centre at the University of Melbourne to deliver the education program, with funding…
Young people living on Hobart’s eastern shore are a step closer to having a local headspace centre following the signing of a lease for premises. Primary Health Tasmania general manager Alison O’Neill said headspace Eastern Shore will be located near the Eastlands shopping centre, at 120 Cambridge Road – formerly a Baby2Kids retail store. “This…
A ‘home’ has been confirmed for Devonport’s new Medicare Mental Health Centre, which will increase access to free mental health support for people living in the area. Primary Health Tasmania general manager Alison O’Neill said a lease has been signed for premises at 11-17 Stewart Street Devonport, which were formerly offices of the National Disability…
Primary Health Tasmania supports initiatives that reduce the harm caused by use of e-cigarettes and cigarettes. Vaping can damage people’s physical and mental health by exposing them to harmful chemicals. As with tobacco smoking, there is no such thing as ‘safe’ vaping. We welcome the Tasmanian Government’s willingness to tackle this critical public health issue,…
Primary Health Tasmania is rolling out a new integration of HealthLink’s SmartForms technology for electronic referrals with Telstra Health’s Communicare solution for Aboriginal healthcare services in the state. Tasmania has been implementing the solution as part of its statewide eReferral system, which is being used by all four public hospitals as well as GPs, private…
Young people living in northern Tasmania are enjoying better access to free mental health support following the relocation of headspace Launceston to new, larger premises. Australian Government funding provided through Primary Health Tasmania (Tasmania PHN) has seen the centre move to a new site which almost doubles the area available for support activities. The new…