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NAIDOC Week (5–12 July) is an opportunity for all Australians to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This year’s theme, 50 Years of Deadly, marks 50 years of honouring and elevating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices, culture and resilience. It recognises people who have shaped and strengthened the movement over the past…
Primary Health Tasmania has opened a tender to select a provider for a new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in the Glenorchy-Derwent Park area in Hobart’s northern suburbs. This tender will close at 4pm on Tuesday 21 July. All aspects of our tender processes are managed via our eTender portal. Registration on the portal is free –…
The Australian Government has announced it will fund the establishment of a new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) in the Glenorchy-Derwent Park area, in Hobart’s northern suburbs. The new clinic will join existing Medicare UCCs in Tasmania, currently operating in Bridgewater, Burnie, Devonport, Hobart, Kingston, Launceston and Sorell. The clinic is being established in place…
On 17 May, the Director-General of the World Health Organization determined that the ongoing outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus (BVD) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005). Although this outbreak currently presents a low risk to…
Here in Australia, we are lucky enough to be home to one of the oldest continuing cultures in the world. Each year, National Reconciliation Week (27 May – 3 June) brings communities together to reflect on and celebrate our shared histories, cultures and achievements with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and to explore how each of…
Primary Health Tasmania has released updated ‘community health checks’, providing a detailed snapshot of health and wellbeing across Tasmania’s 29 local government areas. The checks bring together latest data from a range of sources to describe key aspects of population, health risk factors, mental health, immunisation rates, hospital admissions, causes of death and more. Each profile presents local data alongside Tasmanian…