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Tasmania’s newest Medicare Mental Health Centre – in Glenorchy – was celebrated with official opening events on 8 and 9 October. Assistant Ministers Emma McBride and Rebecca White, along with Senator Carol Brown, joined centre staff, the media, and other special guests to tour the centre and hear about how it will support the local…
How young people are at the heart of designing their own health services at headspace Eastern Shore Imagine walking into a job interview and finding a young person sitting on the panel, asking questions alongside senior staff. It might seem unusual at first. But at headspace Eastern Shore it’s intentional, and makes complete sense. headspace…
How a virtual care program is working alongside general practices to help people with chronic conditions “Everyone deserves to be treated as a human and not as a number in a system.” As a person living with chronic conditions, Neil Hutton has lots of experience in the healthcare system—and he knows what can make a…
How Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (UCCs) are supporting communities across Tasmania Twenty-five-year-old Benji Plant was in the middle of a local club cricket game when he dislocated his shoulder while diving for a catch. After popping his shoulder back in himself, Benji sat on the sidelines for a couple of hours, weighing up his options.…
The operator of Tasmania’s new long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) program has been announced following an open tender process undertaken by Primary Health Tasmania. Family Planning Tasmania has been selected to deliver the new statewide program, funded under the Australian Government’s Primary Health Networks program. The LARC program is part of a national initiative to improve…
How the Devonport Medicare Mental Health Centre is working with local services to support people in distress Walking into the Devonport Medicare Mental Health Centre, you feel a sense of calm wash over you. Himalayan salt lamps emanate a warm, soft glow. Soothing music and the scent from essential oil diffusers create a sense of…