Extended prescriptions of the oral contraceptive pill will be available from 1 July 2024, as part of an expansion to the services that can be provided by Tasmanian pharmacies.
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Child safety and wellbeing
What's the latest
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Campaign delivers record low month in missed outpatient appointments
A record low in missed outpatient appointments across May shows a campaign to reduce the number of missed appointments is working.
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Care@home supporting Tasmanians this winter
As the weather continues to cool down and seasonal respiratory viruses circulate, the Department of Health is encouraging anyone with a respiratory illness and needing further support to utilise the Department's Care@home program.
What the Department is doing
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Everyone deserves to be respected
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Emergency Department Review
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Reportable deaths review
28 June 2024Health topics
Major hospitals
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Hospital
Royal Hobart Hospital
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Launceston General Hospital
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Hospital
North West Regional Hospital
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Mersey Community Hospital
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Healthy Kids
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Healthy Young People
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Campaign
Sexual Assault and Family Violence Forensic Services
02 June 2022Updated date