Jason Molann from Healthy Business guides Evandale resident Max Seymour in some exercises A free strength-based exercise program is now available to support older Tasmanians living with long-term health conditions. Primary Health Tasmania (Tasmania PHN) has commissioned Tasmanian-based organisation Healthy Business to deliver the Exercise Treatment Program in several areas across the state, including a…
Primary Health Tasmania welcomes a new Australian Government funding grant that will result in better access to support services for Tasmanians affected by family, domestic and sexual violence. The Government announced on 24 August that Primary Health Tasmania (Tasmania PHN) had been successful in its application for a Supporting the Primary Care Response to Family,…
Primary Health Tasmania welcomes Premier Rockliff’s announcement on 26 June that Tasmania’s eReferral system has now been implemented across all four major public hospitals. CEO Phil Edmondson said that with Australian Government funding, Primary Health Tasmania had led establishment of the Tasmanian eReferral system – including development of the first version of the Tasmanian Health…
Healthcare and community service providers can apply for grants up to $100,000 each in a second round of palliative care grants facilitated by Primary Health Tasmania and the Tasmanian Department of Health, funded by the Australian and Tasmanian governments. The first round was launched in July 2022 and focused on not-for-profit organisations and care and…
A new after-hours mental health support option will be available to northern Tasmanians from 27 March as part of an expansion of the Australian Government-funded Launceston Head to Health. Relocation to a purpose-built site on Canning Street means the adult mental health centre can start offering its full range of services, with a dedicated after-hours…
Adults in the Launceston community will be welcomed at the new purpose-built Launceston Head to Health centre from Tuesday 17 January The innovative mental health service first opened its doors at an interim site on Paterson Street in January 2022, while the purpose-built premises were constructed at 62-64 Canning Street. Head to Health adult mental…