The Department of Health is calling on Tasmanians to know the right treatment option for their needs.
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Tasmania’s major trauma centre reaches milestone in care of critically injured patients
More than 1000 people have received care and treatment for trauma injuries from the Royal Hobart Hospital’s (RHH) trauma specialists in the last 12 months since a new specialist service was established.
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Campaign urges patients to let us know if they can’t make outpatient appointment
The Department of Health has introduced a campaign to raise awareness of the issue of public outpatient appointments going unattended, encouraging Tasmanians to let clinics know if they are unable to make it.
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Meet LGH and RHH clinician Dr Dinendra Gill
Dr Dinendra Gill is a staff specialist in Emergency Medicine at Launceston General Hospital (LGH), and was recently appointed as the Clinical Director of Medical and Cancer Services at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH)
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Welcoming new nurses to Tasmania's health workforce
The Department of Health is pleased to welcome hundreds of new nurses to the Tasmanian health system as part of the largest annual intake of nursing graduates.
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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.