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Career opportunity

We are inviting applications for a lead position in our Evidence in Practice team. This role plays a key part in coordinating our clinical resources and education for primary healthcare professionals. The full-time position can be based in Hobart, Launceston or Ulverstone. Hybrid working options (blend of working from the office and home) are available…

Provider selected for new youth mental health services

Experienced mental health service provider EACH has been selected as the lead agency to deliver two new headspace youth mental health services in Tasmania. Primary Health Tasmania (Tasmania PHN) is overseeing the establishment of a statewide youth early psychosis service and a new headspace centre on Hobart’s eastern shore, and announced on 7 March it…

Grant opportunity: GP recruitment and retention *NOW CLOSED*

Primary Health Tasmania has launched a second round of GP recruitment and retention grants to eligible general practices in Tasmania. In 2022, Primary Health Tasmania received Australian Government funding to address GP recruitment and retention issues in north and north west Tasmania.  We worked in partnership with Tasmanian rural workforce agency HR+ and the Rural Doctors Association of Tasmania to understand how the funding…

Tender opportunity: Head to Health services *NOW CLOSED*

Primary Health Tasmania has opened a tender to commission Head to Health mental health services in Burnie, Devonport and outer Hobart. The new services will be in addition to the existing Launceston Head to Health centre, which started operating in January 2022. More information about Head to Health services is available on our website here.…

60-day prescribing and dispensing of PBS Streamlined Authority medicines

In September 2023, 60-day prescribing and dispensing was introduced for a number of medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). For medications that are subject to PBS Streamlined Authority, different Authority codes exist for 30-day and 60-day supplies. This means that if an existing prescription for a 30-day supply of a Streamlined Authority medication is…

Updated health needs assessment report

Primary Health Tasmania’s health needs assessment report for 2022-25 has been updated. Developed by our data team – including public health physicians, epidemiologists, researchers and statisticians – the report provides a snapshot of Tasmanian health trends by noting areas of improvement, as well as those that continue to pose a challenge to the wellbeing of…