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We are seeking to fill two elected director positions on our Board. Applications are sought from people with strong professional governance skills and expertise across at least two industry skill areas. Priority skills include health service design and delivery, community and stakeholder management, political relations, and commercial skills (includes IT, data management, legal, business systems).…
Dr Heidi Modrovich is chief executive officer and principal audiologist at Ability Hearing and Balance. Heidi graduated from the University of Melbourne as an audiologist in 2001. She has worked across Australia in the private sector of audiology for much of her career. In 2007, together with her partner Nick, Heidi founded Ability Hearing and…
How the statewide eReferral system is facilitating communication and reducing wait times. It has been five years since fax machines started gathering dust in the reception areas of specialist clinics and most of the general practices across Tasmania, replaced by the online eReferral system. In 2021, Primary Health Tasmania embarked on an ambitious project aiming…
How one general practice is using data to review and improve its communication and follow-up processes. In a world where health care is constantly evolving, Don Medical Clinic in Devonport is making waves by using data to drive better patient outcomes. Led by practice manager and data enthusiast Ian Abraham, this practice has taken a…
Primary Health Tasmania is seeking expressions of interest from Tasmanian GPs who would like to join us as a clinical advisor. You would be working as part of a team focused on enhancing primary care for people with intellectual disability. This is a fixed-term role (to 30 June 2026), with the flexibility to work casual…
Primary Health Tasmania is preparing an open tender process which will invite service providers to apply for funding to establish and operate three new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics in Tasmania – in Kingston, Sorell and Burnie. Interested providers are encouraged to register on our eTender portal to be notified when the tender opens later this…