News and alerts

The Department of Health is committed to providing the highest level of healthcare possible to all Tasmanians and operating in a transparent and accountable manner.

The Department of Health is committed to ensuring patients in Tasmania can receive the right health care, in the right place, at the right time.

The circumstances regarding an additional number of deaths that occurred at the Launceston General Hospital will be reviewed, following advice from the Independent Review – Reportable Deaths and Death Reporting Processes.

The Department of Health will refer six deaths that occurred at the Launceston General Hospital to the Coroner for consideration following advice from the Independent Review - Reportable Deaths and Death Reporting Processes.

On more than 55,000 occasions last year, Tasmanian patients did not attend their public outpatient medical appointment, increasing waiting lists and meaning we all needlessly wait longer to see specialist doctors.

The Department of Health is bringing health services closer to the patient’s preferred place of care - their home - with the launch of the Launceston General Hospital’s (LGH) Hospital In The Home – North service.

May 2024 newsletter from TAZREACH at the Department of Health (Tasmania).

The Department of Health has launched a new statewide, national and international recruitment campaign.

Following the temporary closure of the East Devonport Medical Centre, My Clinic Plus will open at the East Devonport Medical Centre site and welcome patients from Monday 6 May 2024.

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.

Tasmanians are urged to prepare, plan and protect themselves and their families this winter from severe illness caused by acute respiratory infections such as Influenza, COVID-19, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).

Tasmanians are encouraged to keep informed about trends in acute respiratory infections (ARI) circulating in the community, with new reporting changes to come into this Friday, 12 April 2024.

The Department of Health is calling on Tasmanians to know the right treatment option for their needs.

Families, friends and carers of patients in hospital are being urged to assist health services by supporting their loved ones to return home, once they are ready to leave.

Tasmanians are being reminded of some simple steps they can take to keep themselves and others safe in the heat.

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.

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.

There will be temporary disruptions to traffic on Wellington and Cleveland Streets on three nights this week to allow for transport of wide loads to Launceston General Hospital (LGH).

While conditions have eased, smoke from bushfires may still affect the air quality in locations across Tasmania. Even well away from fire, poor air quality can pose a health risk, particularly to older or very young Tasmanians and those with chronic health conditions.

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)