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Hobart Private Hospital facility tender process
An open tender process will be undertaken to select an operator for the Hobart Private Hospital facility.... more
Smoke alert
Smoke from bushfires reduces air quality and can be a health risk, especially for vulnerable people such as the elderly... more
Paramedic registration
Paramedicine is now a regulated profession as of 1 December 2018.As such, the titles ‘paramedic’ and ‘paramedicine’ are now protected... more
New treatments can cure hepatitis C
While there’s no vaccine for hepatitis C, new easy treatments can cure more than 95 per cent of people living... more
'DHHS Tasmania' wins Red Cross blood challenge
DHHS Tasmania was the clear state winner in the Health Services Blood Challenge (pipped nationally by a Queensland organisation).However, the... more
