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Latest issue of Primary Health Matters magazine out now

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…

Upcoming tender: Mental health services (pilot)

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…

Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2026

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…

*NOW CLOSED* Tender open: New Medicare Urgent Care Clinic

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 –…

Upcoming tender for new Medicare UCC in Glenorchy-Derwent Park area

The Australian Government has announced it will fund the establishment of a new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) in the Glenorchy-Derwent Park 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…

Important update: Ebola (Bundibugyo virus)

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…