News and alerts

The Tasmanian Health Service is offering a range of nursing opportunities across the state. Whether you’re an Enrolled Nurse, Registered Nurse, Midwife, or seeking a clinical leadership role, there’s a position for you here in Tasmania.

Construction works on a section of the Royal Hobart Hospital will lead to temporary changes for traffic and pedestrians on Liverpool Street, between Campbell and Argyle Streets in Hobart over the coming week.

The Tasmanian Health Service is offering a range of midwifery opportunities across the state, and we’re looking for compassionate, dedicated professionals to join us. Our midwives provide exceptional care, helping families during one of the most meaningful experiences of their lives.

A health alert for floods and your health from the Department of Health (Tasmania).

A 20-year vision to transform healthcare in the North West and meet the future needs of the North West community has been released.

Redevelopment of the Mersey Community Hospital Outpatients Clinics and Operating Theatres has reached a major milestone, with the first new clinical spaces now open, as part of the staged handover of the new facilities.

Tasmanians are reminded about the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning from using fuel-burning equipment inside.

The Department of Health was recognised for excellence in innovation as a finalist in the Australian iAwards for our successful Statewide eReferrals Project.

Suicide prevention is a whole-of-government, whole-of-community issue, and it is up to us all to do what we can to support each other, be kind to each other, reach out to others in times of disruption and distress, encourage discussion, and help build hope for the future.

The latest updates on the severe weather situation across Tasmania.

The Department of Health is closely monitoring the current severe weather situation across the state after some health services experienced disruption to their mains power supply overnight.

Tasmania’s highly successful Mental Health Emergency Response (MHER) service – which began operating in the North West from Burnie late last year – has now expanded its coverage to Devonport and surrounds.

2024 Healthy Tasmania grants applications

Children, young people and their families in the North West are set to benefit from the launch of a new Youth Mental Health Hospital in the Home pilot program in Devonport.

Current Shellfish warnings

New state-of-the-art CT scanning facilities are now in use at the Launceston General Hospital (LGH) Emergency Department (ED), enabling Northern Tasmanian patients to receive life-saving diagnoses more quickly and more accurately.

Volume 1, No 1 - July 2024

The Department of Health acknowledges the proposed action taken by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and reassures the Tasmanian community that they should continue to seek hospital-level care if they require it.

As part of an extended grant, the Royal Hobart Hospital has hosted specialists from the Royal Children’s Hospital in Victoria this week to continue bolstering the delivery of paediatric trauma care to Tasmanian children.

Graeme Jones has celebrated 50 years’ service as a Tasmanian paramedic with no plans to retire soon.