Tasmanian health department tries to block probe after referring hospital death to coroner
Tasmania’s health department has moved to have a probe into an alleged falsification of a medical certificate in…
Paramedics told to take complex cardiac patients to Launceston General Hospital instead of Mersey
Paramedics have been told to transport complex cardiac patients in Tasmania’s north-west to the Launceston General Hospital (LGH)…
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…
Calls for Health Department to review fatigue policy after Tasmanian doctor dies in car crash
There are calls for Tasmania’s Department of Health to examine its fatigue management policies after a doctor died…
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…