The Australian Government has announced it will fund the establishment of a new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) in the Glenorchy area, in Hobart’s northern suburbs. The new clinic will join existing Medicare UCCs in Tasmania, currently operating in Bridgewater, Burnie, Devonport, Hobart, Kingston, Launceston and Sorell. The clinic is being established in place of…
On 17 May, the Director-General of the World Health Organization determined that the ongoing outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus (BVD) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005). Although this outbreak currently presents a low risk to…
People living in the Burnie area now have access to free walk-in mental health support in the form of a new Medicare Mental Health Centre. Friendly centre team members Andrea (left) and Allison The Burnie Medicare Mental Health Centre has opened at an interim site at 52-56 Bass Highway in Cooee, alongside the Burnie GP…
The new Kingston Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opened its doors on Monday 23 February, providing bulk-billed access to urgent care during extended hours. Primary Health Tasmania’s Lucy O’Flaherty and Susan Powell joined Member for Franklin Julie Collins, Kingborough Mayor Paula Wriedt, clinic staff and Ochre Health representatives at the service launch on 20 February It’s…
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