The Department of Health improves, promotes, protects and maintains the health, safety and wellbeing of Tasmanians through service planning, managing, procuring and delivering high quality health services.

This covers the range of essential public services delivered by operational Groups:
- Ambulance Tasmania provides integrated, high quality, pre-hospital emergency and medical care, health transport and medical retrieval services to the Tasmanian community.
- Public Health Services works to improve and protect the health and wellbeing of all Tasmanians by working in partnership with individuals, groups and communities.

It also includes the vital corporate support services provided by departmental Groups:
- Corporate Services manages the delivery of an efficient and effective statewide health and human services system by leading the provision of strategic corporate, policy and regulatory services.
- Planning, Purchasing and Performance performs the core system management functions of strategy and planning, purchasing, performance management, monitoring, reporting and analysis.
Office of the Secretary provides high level public administration, parliamentary and corporate governance support and advice to DoH, the Secretary and Portfolio Minister.

Together these functions provide:
- portfolio advice to the Minister for Health
- public services to clients and the community
- strategic leadership and direction to service delivery areas
- corporate support services to service delivery areas
- a framework of policies, processes, procedures and controls to assure the Government and the community that the objectives of the health system are being met.

Health Care

Health Data

Health Insurance

Nursing & Residential Care

Department of Health, Tasmania

Kathrine Morgan - Wicks

Lisa Howes

Laura Pyszkowski

Sally Badcock

George Clarke

Francine Douce

Craig Jeffery

Andrew Hargrave

Michelle Searle

Scott Parnham

Amanda Cruwys

Brent Feike

Paul Yarnall

Justine Bevilacqua

Brendan Docherty

The Healthcare Management team at the Department of Health, Tasmania is responsible for overseeing and optimizing the delivery of various health services across the state. This team, comprising senior healthcare professionals such as radiographers, nurse managers, emergency physicians, and therapeutic specialists, ensures high standards in patient care, safety, and accessibility. They provide strategic leadership, manage patient flow, implement quality improvement initiatives, and offer specialized education and services to meet the diverse healthcare needs of Tasmanians.

Healthcare Management

Leadership Team

Senior Management Team

Healthcare Management

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