Resources and publications

View the Voluntary Assisted Dying Commission Expressions of Interest Information.

View the GoodSAM: Ambulance Tasmania Staff FAQs.

View the GoodSAM Code of Conduct - Tasmania.

Public health management of communicable diseases on cruise vessels in Tasmania.

View findings from the 2022 Tasmanian Population Health Survey from the Department of Health (Tasmania.)

Download the fact sheet on voluntary assisted dying and organ and tissue donation after death.

The Voluntary Assisted Dying Commission Annual Report 2022-23 details the administration and operation of the End-of Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021 for the period from the commencement of the Act in October 2022 to the end of June 2023. The report contains a range of information about the operation of VAD in Tasmania.

waranta tunapri, the response of Hospitals South to the Department of Health's Aboriginal Cultural Respect Across Tasmania's Health Services - Community Consultation Report.

Referral form for the Specialist Palliative Care Unit at the Department of Health (Tasmania).

Use this form from the Department of Health (Tasmania) to prepare your advance care directive.

Read the Tasmanian Palliative Care Policy Framework from the Department of Health (Tasmania).

Final progress report 2020-21

Download a printable version of the Spectacle Assistance Scheme application form from the Department of Health (Tasmania).

Download the Tasmanian Community Care Referral Service - referral form for referral to TasHACC programs.

Download the Community Rapid Response Service - fact sheet for GPs from the Department of Health (Tasmania).

View the Persistent pain self-management program information for health professionals and community workers from the Department of Health (Tasmania).

This Medical Goals of Care Plan from the Department of Health (Tasmania) is used by health professionals for palliative care patients.

Promotional postcards for the GP Assist Palliative Care After Hours Phone Support from the Department of Health (Tasmania).

This template from the Department of Health (Tasmania) helps identify who is an important contact for an advance care directive.

View the Specialist Palliative Care Unit Guide to Bereavement from the Department of Health (Tasmania).