Media releases

The Department of Health has announced it is working with external engineering experts to develop a permanent solution to temperature control issues in older parts of the Launceston General Hospital (LGH) site and will implement the recommendations once received.

The kayaker who was rescued from the Franklin River in November during a 20-hour rescue operation is being discharged from the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) and is returning home to Lithuania.

The Department of Health is calling on Tasmanians to know the right treatment option for their needs as hospitals and the wider health system enter the traditionally busy summer season.

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 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.

The Tasmanian Government’s reform of alcohol and other drug services has reached a significant milestone with a trial of a new Detox@Home program to be launched in the State’s north and south.

Read about the Department of Health's ongoing commitment to significantly improve the culture across Health in Tasmania so that children and young people in our care feel safe, supported and empowered.

Read about the new partnership between the Tasmanian Health Service (THS) and Aboriginal Health Service (AHS).

Tasmanians are being reminded that as respiratory illnesses circulate widely this Winter, there are familiar steps we can take to protect ourselves and each other.

A media release from the Chief Medical Officer.

A media release from the Deputy Secretary Hospitals and Primary Care.

A media release from the Deputy Secretary Hospitals and Primary Care.

A media release from the Director of Public Health.

A media release from the Secretary, Department of Health.

A media release from the Secretary and State Health Commander.

The Royal Hobart Hospital remains at level 2 of its COVID-19 Management Escalation Plan, but additional visitor precautions will commence on November 30 2022.

Tasmania welcomes respected Professor of Psychiatry to the Centre for Mental Health Service Innovation.

Tasmanian Minister for Health announces a new partnership between the Department of Health and the University of Tasmania to create a Centre for Mental Health Service Innovation.

The Tasmanian Department of Health is introducing important new plans to further enhance child safeguarding practices across Tasmanian health services.