The Hodgman Liberal Government is committed to reforming the Tasmanian Health Service to deliver improved healthcare.
Consultation has begun on the Tasmanian Health Service Reform Bill which will underpin the long term future of our health service. The consultation process will be led by the Department of Health.
The Bill delivers on commitments made by the Government in December, universally welcomed, bringing the management of the Service under the new Department of Health.
It creates a new Act to bring our health system under a single point of accountability and repeals the Tasmanian Health Organisations Act 2011, better suited to a large state with multiple health bureaucracies.
Importantly, the Bill also provides the framework to support local decision making in our hospitals, and supports the reform agenda set out in the One State, One Health System, Better Outcomes white paper.
The Hodgman Liberal Government’s One Health System reforms have been and remain widely supported by clinical leaders and key health stakeholders across the State.
Health is a key priority for the Government, which is why over the next six years we will make a record $757 million investment in Tasmania’s healthcare system.
Our record investment will deliver 298 new beds, 802 more nurses, 158 more doctors, 128 more allied health professionals and 182 more support staff. Critically, this means 30,000 more Tasmanians will get treatment in our hospitals each year, within six years.
The Bill will be introduced into Parliament in the first week of sitting. I look forward to its passage so that Tasmanians, no matter where they live, can get access to high quality healthcare into the future.
Michael Ferguson, Minister for Health
