The latest edition of Primary Health Tasmania’s twice-yearly magazine, Primary Health Matters, is out now! This edition explores the COVID-19 response, from talking to health workers on the testing frontline and those making personal protective equipment, to hearing from Primary Health Tasmania’s commissioned providers about the experience of providing care during a pandemic. At the…
The doors are now open at the new headspace centre in Devonport, improving access to mental health services for young people living in north west Tasmania. It comes after the Australian Government provided funding to expand the headspace Devonport satellite to a full centre, and transfer the former satellite service to Burnie. This service expansion…
More than 140 GP-led respiratory clinics have been set up across Australia as part of the national COVID-19 response, notching up more than half a million consultations and more than 440,000 tests by the end of August. In Tasmania, clinics in Launceston, Hobart, St Helens, and Devonport established with Primary Health Tasmania’s support have been…
Community members will be able to participate in more than 20 online sessions about topics such as grief, bereavement and end-of-life care thanks to a community-run educational event being held in October. Hosted by locals involved in the Australian Government’s Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care project, the four-day online educational event will run…
Dr Kerrie Noonan is a clinical psychologist and social researcher who has spent the past 25 years working to create a more death-literate Australian society. On 3 August, she spoke at a free online event organised by Tasmanian community members participating in the Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care initiative in the lead up…
Blurry scans, time-draining phone calls, and valuable patient information lost to ‘fax heaven’ – they’re just some of the pitfalls being avoided thanks to a new electronic referral trial project that’s gaining traction in Tasmania. Primary Health Tasmania – Tasmania’s PHN – is leading the collaboration with the Tasmanian Department of Health and Tasmanian Health Service, which aims to build an eReferral system for…