News and alerts

The Department of Health's Care@home service is now expanding to deliver more care options. The Acute Virtual Monitoring Program (AVMP) caters to short-term illnesses, while the Chronic Disease Management Program (CDMP) caters to ongoing conditions.

A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the Department of Health and the University of Tasmania, renewing a joint commitment to continued collaboration to improve health outcomes for Tasmanians

The 20-Year Preventive Health Strategy is being developed now to make this a reality for all Tasmanians. Have your say at one of our regional forums.

For International Women’s Day, four senior leaders within the Department of Health have reflected on their career journeys and what they believe women need to lead and succeed

Visitors to the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) are advised of temporary access changes that affect the connection between Wellington Centre / Argyle Street Car Park and the Royal Hobart Hospital starting on Friday, 7 March 2025

Ambulance Tasmania has reached a significant milestone with the opening of the new Glenorchy Ambulance Super Station, a purpose-built facility designed to meet the growing needs of the ambulance service and the community.

Today on World Mental Health Nurses Day, the Department of Health has celebrated its specialist nurses who work tirelessly every day to help Tasmanians requiring care for their mental health.

Diversity and inclusion are essential for our community to age well. In this blog, we share our tips on how you can make your meals more inclusive.

Eleven new dental graduates have started their careers in the Tasmanian Health Service following a successful recruitment drive to boost the State’s oral health.

Ambulance Tasmania has welcomed a new cohort of Graduate Paramedics who are set to strengthen emergency response capabilities across the state.

A health alert for returning home after a bushfire and your health from the Department of Health (Tas mania).

Tasmanians are reminded to stay safe from bushfire smoke, as many parts of the state experience very poor air quality.

Smoky conditions are expected to continue during the bushfires and may affect different places in Tasmania over the coming days. Director of Public Health, Dr Mark Veitch, has reminded Tasmanians how to stay safe if it is smoky from bushfires.

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.

A series of hot days are forecast across Tasmania this weekend and early next week. Director of Public Health, Dr Mark Veitch reminds Tasmanians about how to stay safe in the hot weather.

A range of new emergency department (ED) performance data will be published on the Department of Health’s daily Health System Dashboard to drive improvements in waiting times and other measures.

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.

Dozens of medical interns - or first year doctors - have started their professional journeys across the State’s public hospitals this month. 

Congratulations to the winners of the Royal Hobart Hospital’s 2024 Medical Officer of the Year award, which recognise doctors-in-training who have made an exceptional contribution to health services in southern Tasmania.

Tasmania’s first identical triplets in many years were born to Keely Walsh and Mathew Alves at the Royal Hobart Hospital on 02 January 2025. It is incredibly rare to naturally conceive identical triplets, and the baby girls could well be the state’s first identical triplets in a decade. They’re also among the first babies of the new Generation Beta.