The latest edition of Primary Health Tasmania’s biannual magazine, Primary Health Matters, is out now! The November issue explores everything from Tasmania’s engagement with the national Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care Measure, to transitioning children with lifelong chronic conditions from paediatric to adult care. We find out about the risks and safeguards against…
Primary Health Tasmania has opened two new tenders. Full details of these tenders are available on our eTender portal. All inquiries about the tenders should be made through the portal. Strength2Strength exercise treatment program (north west) Primary Health Tasmania invites suitably qualified organisations to submit a proposal to deliver the Strength2Strength exercise treatment program in…
Tasmanian nurse Elesha Fromm was sitting in an Adelaide conference room when the speaker picked an Australian region with a high rate of heart disease as a workshop case study. The area they chose was Waratah-Wynyard — Elesha’s own backyard. “When I saw they picked my area as their case study, I thought, I need…
Have you been listening to the Health Speak podcast? It’s the fastest (and funniest) way to learn which health professionals you really need in your life. In the latest episode, podcast host Penny Terry sits down with Primary Health Tasmania’s CEO Phil Edmondson to find out more about how health services are paid for, and…
Primary Health Tasmania has issued a request for proposal for a suitably qualified organisation to develop mental health training for local residential aged care staff. Prospective applicants are encouraged to register for our eTender portal – where all Primary Health Tasmania’s tenders are managed – to find out more. They may also wish to view…
Twenty-six Tasmanians have earned qualifications through a statewide training program supported by Primary Health Tasmania, and aimed at building the capacity of the local drug and alcohol treatment sector to provide safe and appropriate care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Drug Education Network (DEN) collaborated closely with the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre to…