Future Health - Tasmania


Menu > Tasmania's Health Plan Clinical Services Plan Primary Health Services Plan New Royal Project Resources and Media Releases Contact Us	Future Health - Tasmania's Health Plan To meet the challenges faced by our health system today, tomorrow and for years to come, we need a comprehensive and strategic health plan for our State. Tasmania’s Health Plan will transform the delivery of health care across Tasmania and guide it’s development for up to 15 years. The Plan will help us to create a safe, sustainable and efficient health system that provides all Tasmanian people the care they need when they need it. It will build closer relationships between our hospitals and our community health services. Why do we need to change the health system? Our health system is facing a number of challenges that we cannot afford to ignore: A dramatic increase in chronic diseases such as diabetes and asthma. An ageing population that increases the need for health services. Increasing costs of health care, with health inflation higher than average inflation. A rapidly ageing workforce and difficulties in staff recruitment. Duplication of some services spreading our workforce and budget resources too thinly. A failure to act now will worsen the current situation. We can’t afford to put Tasmanians at risk and we can’t afford to place our staff under pressure to deliver unsustainable services. The reform process needs to start now so we can meet the health challenges of the next decade and beyond.	Supporting Documents > Tasmania's Health Plan - Summary May 2007 (PDF)