Research shows primary care plays a critical role in the prevention, early detection and treatment of cancer. Endorsement by GPs and other primary care providers increase participation in breast, cervical and bowel screening programs.
Primary Health Tasmania is committed to working to increase breast, bowel and cervical cancer screening rates across Tasmania, with a longer-term aim of reducing the burden or morbidity and mortality from these cancers. A national lung cancer screening program will also start in Australia on 1 July 2025.
What we do
Primary Health Tasmania works with key local bodies and the Tasmanian Health Service to provide education and communication about cancer screening to general practice and other primary healthcare providers.
We do this by providing:
guidelines from a variety of authoritative sources
news about changes to local and national screening programs
access to face-to-face education events, as well as online training
training manuals about appropriate clinical software
access to relevant conference and event presentations.
Tasmanian HealthPathways
Tasmanian HealthPathways – Primary Health Tasmania’s online information portal for primary health clinicians – includes Pathways about cancer screening, surveillance, management, and follow-up after a cancer diagnosis.
