A media release from the Secretary and State Health Commander.
Topics
Type
Date
Article
Changes to testing services
2 December 2022.
State-operated testing clinics will provide access to testing services until the end of January 2023.
Article
Alert from the Director of Public Health for disability residential settings
An alert from the Deputy Director of Public Health for Disability Residential Settings
Article
Royal Hobart Hospital COVID Management
The Royal Hobart Hospital remains at level 2 of its COVID-19 Management Escalation Plan, but additional visitor precautions will commence on November 30 2022.
Article
COVID-19 risk level in Tasmania raised to MODERATE
25 November 2022. Tasmania has raised the official COVID-19 Risk Level to MODERATE as the State continues to experience increases in COVID-19 cases.
Article
Alert: Severe reactions after consuming drinks made from poppy seeds
Danger: Do not consume large amounts of raw poppy seeds such as home-made poppy seed tea.
Article
Alert from the State Health Commander for Post COVID-19 Syndrome Navigation Service
An update from the State Health Commander for Post COVID-19 Syndrome Navigation Service.
Article
Changes to isolation requirements
30 September 2022. From 14 October 2022, individuals who have COVID-19 symptoms are encouraged to stay at home while they remain unwell, but it will no longer be mandated for them to remain in isolation for 5 days.
Article
Pharmaceutical Services Branch Newsletter - December 2020
Read about the move to electronically transmitted prescriptions, Poisons List amendments and more in the December 2020 Pharmaceutical Services Branch newsletter.
Article
Pharmaceutical Services Branch Newsletter - March 2020
Read about the impacts of COVID-19, Poisons List amendments and more in the March 2020 Pharmaceutical Services Branch newsletter.
Article
Pharmaceutical Services Branch Newsletter - December 2019
Read about Tasmanian Opioid Pharmacotherapy Program requirements, electronic transmission of prescriptions and more in the December 2019 Pharmaceutical Services Branch newsletter.
Article
Pharmaceutical Services Branch Newsletter - December 2018
Read about poisons legislation amendments, fentanyl prescribing, the keeping of records for narcotic substances and more in the December 2018 Pharmaceutical Services Branch newsletter.
Article
Pharmaceutical Services Branch Newsletter - Codeine Scheduling Changes
Read about Codeine Scheduling Changes in the January 2018 Pharmaceutical Services Branch newsletter.
Article
Pharmaceutical Services Branch Newsletter - Supply of Schedule 4 or Schedule 8 substances
Read about supply by pharmacists of Schedule 4 or Schedule 8 substances without a (hard copy) prescription in the July 2016 Pharmaceutical Services Branch newsletter.