This month is “April No Falls”, which is an international campaign that aims to encourage us to recognise the risks that falls pose and to highlight the importance of prevention, particularly for older people.
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Allied health scholarships provide hospital workforce boost
Thirty-three graduate allied health professionals are starting work in Tasmanian hospitals as part of the Allied Health Scholarship Program.
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Child safeguarding training effort builds staff knowledge and community awareness
Read about the Department of Health's ongoing commitment to significantly improve the culture across Health in Tasmania so that children and young people in our care feel safe, supported and empowered.
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COVID-19 Primary Care alert from the Director of Public Health
A COVID-19 Primary Care alert from the Deputy Director of Public Health.
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Families urged to be alert to the dangers of button batteries
A media release from the Chief Medical Officer.
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Alert from the Director of Public Health for Residential Aged Care providers
An alert from the Director of Public Health (Tasmania) for Residential Aged Care providers.
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THS North West escalation
A media release from the Deputy Secretary Hospitals and Primary Care.
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Tasmanians urged to get the right care for their needs this festive period
A media release from the Deputy Secretary Hospitals and Primary Care.
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COVID-19 services available over Christmas and New Year
21 December 2022. Read about the COVID-19 services available during the festive period.
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Tasmanians urged to keep it COVID safe this Christmas to protect people at risk
A media release from the Director of Public Health.
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Royal Hobart Hospital and Launceston General Hospital escalation
A media release from the Secretary and State Health Commander.
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Changes to testing services
2 December 2022.
State-operated testing clinics will provide access to testing services until the end of January 2023.
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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.
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Alert from the Director of Public Health for disability residential settings
An alert from the Deputy Director of Public Health for Disability Residential Settings
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Latest case prompts Meningococcal disease reminder
Latest Tasmanian case of Meningococcal prompts disease reminder, November 2022
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Launceston Community Forums
Read about community forums for those in the Northern Tasmanian community affected by the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings (CoI) in relation to the Launceston General Hospital.
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Launceston General Hospital Implementation Program released
The Launceston General Hospital Precinct Masterplan - Implementation Program was released on 17 March 2022. The plan sets out a roadmap for the Precinct redevelopment.