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Experienced mental health service provider Wellways Australia has been selected to lead delivery of the new Connected Care – Mental Health service across Tasmania. Wellways heads a consortium which also includes Stride Mental Health and Clarity Health Care. Together, they will provide a range of services to Tasmanians in every region in person, by phone and online. …
How a pilot program is equipping general practices to better support victim-survivors of family and sexual violence Asking a patient if they feel safe at home can be uncomfortable. For Dr Jason Ratcliffe, a GP registrar at the Geeveston Medical Centre in southern Tasmania, recent training helped him reframe that discomfort as part of his…
Primary Health Tasmania’s twice-yearly magazine aims to capture real stories from our work, that of our commissioned providers, and others in the Tasmanian primary health, aged care and social care spaces. In the latest issue (July 2026) you’ll find the following stories: To request a printed copy of the magazine, please send us a message. If you’d like…
Primary Health Tasmania will release an open tender shortly for the delivery of multidisciplinary mental health services in the Glamorgan Spring Bay and West Coast local government areas. Funded by the Australian Government as part of a time-limited pilot program, these services will support people with complex mental health needs through multidisciplinary care delivered within primary care settings. The service model will bring together a team…
NAIDOC Week (5–12 July) is an opportunity for all Australians to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This year’s theme, 50 Years of Deadly, marks 50 years of honouring and elevating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices, culture and resilience. It recognises people who have shaped and strengthened the movement over the past…
Primary Health Tasmania has opened a tender to select a provider for a new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in the Glenorchy-Derwent Park area in Hobart’s northern suburbs. This tender will close at 4pm on Tuesday 21 July. All aspects of our tender processes are managed via our eTender portal. Registration on the portal is free –…