Correctional primary health

• Our health service provides general and specialist healthcare to men and women in prison.
• We have health services in each Tasmanian prison in Hobart and Launceston.
• We also provide a health service at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre in Deloraine.
• Our team includes nurses, doctors, and pharmacy and administrative staff.

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Services we provide

• Initial health assessment.
• Management of active health problems.
• Review of medications.
• Treatment of existing conditions, drug and alcohol issues.
• Mental health assessments.
• Preventative health programs, including sexual health education, drug and alcohol education, immunisation, lifestyle assessment and education.
• Advice on care for the frail, disabled or elderly in the prison system
• Inpatient care (drug and alcohol detoxification, relapse prevention, preoperative and post-operative care, management of infections, injuries, other low/medium health conditions).
• Medications and pharmacotherapy (S8).
• Outpatient allied health services referrals (forensic mental health, physiotherapy, dental, optometry).

How to contact us

To contact us about an inmate’s health and wellbeing:

• Phone 03 6166 1253 – Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
• Write to: The Manager, Correctional Primary Health Services, PO Box 104, Lindisfarne TAS 7015

Please note we require written consent from the inmate to provide this information.