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A pathway through persistent pelvic pain 

How a new multidisciplinary clinic is helping people with persistent pelvic pain improve their quality of life.  According to healthdirect Australia, persistent pelvic pain is pain in the abdomen, below the belly button, that lasts for six months or more. It can take years to develop and is often due to a combination of physical,…

Changes to after-hours support

As of 31 July this year, there have been some changes to the provision of after-hours GP phone support in Tasmania. Primary Health Tasmania has developed this information to assist general practices and other services in relation to the GP Assist Tasmania service ending, and the commencement of some new after-hours support arrangements. This includes…

Equipping GPs to tackle persistent pelvic pain 

How a scholarship program and training course is equipping Tasmanian GPs to better manage persistent pelvic pain.    Persistent pelvic pain affects one in four women and people assigned female at birth and is more common than diabetes, yet is often misunderstood and poorly managed. For many, it takes years to be diagnosed or access care. …

Latest issue of Primary Health Matters magazine out now

Primary Health Tasmania’s twice-yearly magazine aims to capture real stories from our work, that of our commissioned providers, and others in the Tasmanian primary health, aged care and social care spaces. In the latest issue (July 2025) you’ll find the following stories: To request a printed copy of the magazine or to access earlier issues, please send us…

Site for new headspace centre on Hobart’s eastern shore

Young people living on Hobart’s eastern shore are a step closer to having a local headspace centre following the signing of a lease for premises. Primary Health Tasmania general manager Alison O’Neill said headspace Eastern Shore will be located near the Eastlands shopping centre, at 120 Cambridge Road – formerly a Baby2Kids retail store. “This…

Changing of the guard

In late August we will farewell our CEO, Phil Edmondson, who is stepping down after 10 years at the helm of Primary Health Tasmania and almost 30 years in primary care leadership roles. Phil was CEO of Primary Health Tasmania when Australia’s Primary Health Networks started their work on 1 July 2015, and previously held…