Tasmanian man may wait up to a year for procedure after positive bowel cancer screen
When Tony* returned a positive test result in June from a bowel cancer screening kit, he was told…
Almost one third of patients may wait too long for elective surgery under new Tasmanian health targets
A revised Tasmanian Health Department performance target will allow for almost one in three patients to wait longer…
Launceston General Hospital experiencing ‘impacted’ capacity due to high demand
Tasmania’s top health official says the Launceston General Hospital is experiencing “impacted” capacity and is urging patients to…
Launceston General Hospital emergency department overflowing, nurses union says
The Launceston General Hospital’s (LGH) emergency department was overflowing with more than 70 patients on Monday night, according…
Free meningococcal B vaccine available to Tasmanian infants under $4m program
Vaccinations for the rare but potentially deadly meningococcal B disease are now free for all Tasmanian infants for…
Two Tasmanian primary health services receive funding reprieve after budget cuts
Two southern Tasmanian primary health services that had their funding cut in last week’s state budget have been…
Mobile GP service and after-hours care to end because of Tasmanian health cuts
Primary care providers being forced to cut services after losing Tasmanian government funding say the result will be…
Tasmania government apologises for display of autopsy body parts in museum without consent
The Tasmanian government has formally apologised for the practice of taking human specimens from post-mortem examinations without the…
Tasmanian man’s wait for surgery stretches into years as daily pain worsens with no relief within sight
By 10pm every night, the pain in Timothy Smith’s legs is so severe that he’s paralysed from the…
Anthony Albanese writes to states, telling them to rein in public hospital spending
The states and territories are on a collision course with the Commonwealth over public hospital funding, with health…
Funding health is one of the biggest challenges facing Tasmania, as Eric Abetz prepares to hand down his first budget
With an interim state budget to be handed down on Thursday, a peak health body fears Tasmania’s public…
Tasmania’s only large-scale private mental health clinic, the Hobart Clinic, to close inpatient site by end of October
Tasmania’s only large-scale private mental health clinic will be closing down its main site, after years of bleeding…