Several regional Tasmanian communities are set to lose Allied Health services from July 1, as the Federal Liberal government continues to cut health funding.
The Liberal Federal Government has committed to slashing the rural health outreach program by approximately two-thirds.
The Premier's announcement that Tasmania will legalise access to medicinal cannabis is long awaited and very welcome.
The combined effect of the Federal and State Liberal governments has meant a loss of hundreds of millions of dollars from Tasmania's health system.
The Victorian government have shown us what true leadership looks like when it comes to medicinal cannabis.
Staff in the public health system are unlikely to be satisfied with Minister Ferguson’s announcement of his planned “fix” for our broken health system.
Tasmania has been seriously let down at COAG by both the Prime Minister and Premier Hodgman.
The events of the last couple of days in our hospitals are inexcusable and they shame us all.
On behalf of the Tasmanian Greens MPs, I pay respect to the palawa/pakana people of Tasmania, to their treasured elders, past and present.
The government's plan to shift over $27M from the Consolidated Fund into health is clear evidence of a system that needs more support than it's getting.