Primary Health Tasmania has launched a new suite of resources to help aged care facilities manage the health care of residents in the after-hours period. The new resources include a care planning guide, a workbook to document a facility’s after-hours plan, and a workbook to document an individual resident’s after-hours care plan. Instructional videos for…
A new flyer is available with tips on what people with intellectual disability can do to stay well. Primary Health Tasmania (Tasmania PHN) developed the resource with Australian Government funding under a program aimed at enhancing primary care for Tasmanians living with intellectual disability. It is available at tasp.hn/PCEP The flyer has information about yearly…
Healthcare and community service providers can apply for grants up to $100,000 each in a second round of palliative care grants facilitated by Primary Health Tasmania and the Tasmanian Department of Health, funded by the Australian and Tasmanian governments. The first round was launched in July 2022 and focused on not-for-profit organisations and care and…
A new after-hours mental health support option will be available to northern Tasmanians from 27 March as part of an expansion of the Australian Government-funded Launceston Head to Health. Relocation to a purpose-built site on Canning Street means the adult mental health centre can start offering its full range of services, with a dedicated after-hours…
Some older people need extra, intensive support to access aged care services and other supports in the community. The Australian Government-funded care finder program helps vulnerable older people find and connect with aged care services in their local area. Primary Health Tasmania has engaged four organisations to deliver care finder services in Tasmania. The Council…
Primary Health Tasmania has welcomed the announcement of new funding for Tasmania to ensure continuity of employment and support for medical registrars. The Australian and Tasmanian governments announced on 27 January an agreement to pilot a new employment model for GPs in training, aimed at boosting the number of doctors in rural and remote areas.…