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Low vitamin D in Tasmania
Low vitamin D is an important public health issue and is common in Tasmania.
In summer around one third of Tasmanian teens and adults do not have enough vitamin D (blood levels less than 50 nmol/L) and in winter and spring this increases to around two thirds.
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Helping Tasmanians stay safe on their feet during April No Falls month
This month is “April No Falls”, which is an international campaign that aims to encourage us to recognise the risks that falls pose and to highlight the importance of prevention, particularly for older people.
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Launceston General Hospital Implementation Program released
The Launceston General Hospital Precinct Masterplan - Implementation Program was released on 17 March 2022. The plan sets out a roadmap for the Precinct redevelopment.
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That’s a wrap! State HACC forum 2021
The CHSP Community Nutrition team ran two workshops at the State HACC forum held in Launceston in March 2021. In this blog we share the recipes we made on the day.
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Pharmaceutical Services Branch Newsletter - December 2020
Read about the move to electronically transmitted prescriptions, Poisons List amendments and more in the December 2020 Pharmaceutical Services Branch newsletter.
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Pharmaceutical Services Branch Newsletter - March 2020
Read about the impacts of COVID-19, Poisons List amendments and more in the March 2020 Pharmaceutical Services Branch newsletter.
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Pharmaceutical Services Branch Newsletter - December 2019
Read about Tasmanian Opioid Pharmacotherapy Program requirements, electronic transmission of prescriptions and more in the December 2019 Pharmaceutical Services Branch newsletter.
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Pharmaceutical Services Branch Newsletter - December 2018
Read about poisons legislation amendments, fentanyl prescribing, the keeping of records for narcotic substances and more in the December 2018 Pharmaceutical Services Branch newsletter.
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Pharmaceutical Services Branch Newsletter - Codeine Scheduling Changes
Read about Codeine Scheduling Changes in the January 2018 Pharmaceutical Services Branch newsletter.
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Pharmaceutical Services Branch Newsletter - Supply of Schedule 4 or Schedule 8 substances
Read about supply by pharmacists of Schedule 4 or Schedule 8 substances without a (hard copy) prescription in the July 2016 Pharmaceutical Services Branch newsletter.