Tasmanian Cancer Plan

A new Tasmanian Cancer Plan

We're developing a new cancer strategic plan to guide how cancer care is provided to Tasmanians and we would like your input.

Get involved

We are committed to understanding what is happening in cancer in Tasmania and working with all people with an interest to develop the future strategies and priorities for cancer care in the next five years. 

A Tasmania wide stakeholder survey was launched and opened on the 19 November 2024 by the Honourable Minister for Health, Jacqui Petrusma, and closed on 25 January 2025. 

Thank you to those that made time to provide responses via either the electronic survey or via a written submission. 

What are the next steps? 

The feedback and information we have received is an important component of the planning process and we will use it to inform the development of the Tasmanian Cancer Plan and establish our service priorities. 

We will announce more ways to engage with the Tasmanian Cancer Plan as part of developing future strategies and priorities. 

We look forward to your continued engagement. 

If you have any further information to share or would like to discuss the planning process, please email Health Planning via: [email protected]

Background

The Tasmanian Department of Health is developing a new cancer plan for Tasmania. This work started in early 2024 and is due to be completed in 2025. The cancer plan is a State Government initiative and deliverable in response to the vision and policy direction of the Long-Term Plan for Healthcare in Tasmania 2040 which was released in June 2023. 

The cancer plan will provide clear guidance to Tasmanian Health and its partners regarding an agreed vision, priorities, future directions and approach to cancer care. When we talk about cancer care we include all domains of the cancer continuum including prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship and palliative care as well as cancer data collection, research and clinical trials. 

A Tasmanian Cancer Network has been established to lead improvements in cancer care and outcomes for Tasmanians. The Network is guiding the development and implementation of the Tasmanian Cancer Plan. 

The Tasmanian Cancer Plan complements and builds on the work of the Comprehensive Care Working Group, established under the memorandum of understanding between the Tasmanian Government, University of Tasmania, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and S.H.E Gynaecological Cancer Group. 

The completed Tasmanian Cancer plan will be implemented and used to inform high level future decisions on service planning and resource allocations, including where Tasmanian health funded cancer services will be delivered. 

The Tasmanian Cancer Plan will align and respond to the Australian Cancer Plan, developed by Cancer Australia as a 10-year plan with a future focus of providing the right care in the right place at the right time for cancer patients. 

View more information about the Australian Cancer Plan
Australian Cancer Plan | Cancer Australia

The initial priority for the Tasmanian Cancer Network is to work with the Tasmanian community to understand the current state of cancer in Tasmania as well as opportunities to change and improve in the context of factors that may impact cancer care in the future. Your experience will help to inform development of a Tasmanian Cancer plan.