The Australian Government has renamed Head to Health mental health services – they are now called Medicare Mental Health. Here’s what you need to know. Medicare Mental Health delivers free mental health support and advice through walk-in centres, a national telephone service and an interactive website. While these services are now called Medicare Mental Health,…
As of 10 March 2025, health professionals can register for their own Tasmanian HealthPathways account and unlock a more personalised, convenient and streamlined experience. HealthPathways aims to guide GPs and other health professionals in the best-practice assessment and management of common medical conditions, including how to refer patients to local specialists and services in the…
From 3 February 2025, the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine Abrysvo will be available on the National Immunisation Program (NIP). A single dose of this vaccine is recommended during pregnancy (from 28 to 36 weeks gestation) to protect infants against RSV illness from birth. Tasmanian providers can order Abrysvo via routine government vaccine ordering systems…
Primary Health Tasmania has opened a tender as part of the Australian Government’s Supporting the Primary Care Response to Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Pilot. We invited qualified training organisations to submit a proposal to: This training will be delivered during the 2025-26 financial year. It will help Tasmanian GPs and their practice teams recognise,…
Dr Anna Seth is a Hobart GP with an interest in women’s health, environmental impacts on health, and mental health. After completing her medical degree and internship in the United Kingdom, she moved to Australia in 2003 and worked in various medical specialities in far north Queensland before training in general practice and relocating to…
Community members at the Generations Connect Fun Day How two organisations are strengthening wellbeing and resilience following bushfires and floods in the north and north-west of Tasmania When we think of resilience, we often think of it in individual terms. However, two community organisations—Council on the Ageing (COTA) and RANT Arts—are showing that resilience also…