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The new Queenstown Ambulance Station is set to open in the coming weeks.

A brand new, state-of-the-art CT scanner has been installed and is now in use at the Royal Hobart Hospital, helping to improve outcomes for Tasmanian patients.

Hobart’s second Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) – and the third in Tasmania – will open to patients next week.

The contribution of Tasmanian allied health professionals (AHPs) across the State was recognised last week at the Department of Health’s Allied Health Professions Day 2023 Awards.

The Devonport and wider North West community will benefit from improved access to life-saving stroke care at the Mersey Community Hospital (MCH) following expansion of the Tasmanian Health Service’s (THS) partnership with the Victorian Stroke Telemedicine (VST) service.

With Tasmanian public students returning to school this week, Hobart’s mental health education hub is promoting its range of free, recovery-focused educational courses and opportunities available to the community.

Every year, around 30,000 Australians and New Zealanders will suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and every minute a patient is in cardiac arrest, not receiving CPR or Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) shocks, the chances of survival drop by 10%.

The Royal Hobart Hospital’s (RHH) cardiology team has reached an impressive milestone in the delivery of a ground-breaking procedure that is providing world-class heart care for Tasmanian patients.

A new Rural Medical Workforce Centre is now open as part of the Tasmanian Government’s plan to bolster rural and regional health services across the State.

Tasmanian Health Service - South warmly invites you and your family to attend one of our Memorial Services, to remember pregnancy and early childhood loss held in March, July, and October each year.

Joe McDonald has been appointed to the key senior role of Chief Executive Hospitals South.

An update on the four-year plan to improve outpatient services across Tasmania.

Tasmania’s newest public mental health service is approaching a significant milestone with its success transforming the way mental health care is delivered in the State.

The Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings has released its findings.

The first allied health professional to be recruited under the Tasmanian Government’s $1.125 million Allied Health Scholarship Program has commenced working with the Tasmanian Health Service in Burnie.

Tasmanian Nurse Practitioner Tammy Harvey has been recognised nationally for her important work in leading the establishment of an innovative new model of care in a rural hospital.

A new and innovative employment model for General Practitioners (GP) in training aimed at boosting the number of doctors in rural and regional parts of Tasmania is underway with the first trainee GPs in place in different parts of the State.

Representatives from the Department of Health are in London on a recruitment drive, highlighting the benefits of a career with the Tasmanian health system.

The communities of Southern and Northern Tasmania are being urged to consider the right treatment option for their needs and reconsider attending the Royal Hobart Hospital and Launceston General Hospital Emergency Department if it is not an emergency.

The Department of Health is pleased to officially open a new specially commissioned Aboriginal artwork as part of our commitment to improving cultural visibility within the health services we provide to the Tasmanian community.