Department of Health (Tasmania)

The Department of Health (DoH), previously the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is the Tasmanian Government department responsible for hospitals, ambulances and community health, while also supporting related areas such as primary healthcare. The department is the largest of all the Tasmanian Government agencies.^[3]

Department of Health

Department overview
Formed	24 November 1992 (1992-11-24)
Preceding Department	Department of Community Services
Type	Government department
Jurisdiction	Tasmanian Government
Headquarters	22 Elizabeth Street, Hobart, Australia
Employees	16,132 (2023)[1]
Annual budget	$2.989 billion (2023-24 FY)[2]
Ministers responsible	Jacquie Petrusma, Minister for Health Roger Jaensch, Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Department executive	Dale Webster, Secretary
Website	www.health.tas.gov.au

The department is led by its Secretary, Dale Webster.^[4] The Secretary is responsible to the Minister for Health, presently the honourable Jacquie Petrusma MP and the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, the honourable Roger Jaensch MP.

The Tasmanian Health Service is the service delivery arm of the DoH which provides public hospital, medical, community and aged care, oral health and mental health services. This includes delivery of health care at the Launceston General Hospital, the Royal Hobart Hospital, Mersey Community Hospital, and the North West Regional Hospital.

Ambulance services are provided by Ambulance Tasmania.

History

The department was formed on 24 November 1992, from the amalgamation of the Department of Community Services and the former Department of Health and was known as the Department of Community and Health Services.^[5]

On 18 September 1998, the name of the department was changed to the Department of Health and Human Services.^[6]

On 1 July 2018, parts of the department were amalgamated with the Department of Communities Tasmania and was renamed the Department of Health.^[7]

See also

• Australia portal
• Government portal

• List of hospitals in Tasmania
• List of Tasmanian government agencies

References

1. Department of Health. "Annual Report 2022-23" (PDF). p. 104. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
2. Department of Treasury and Finance. "2023-24 Budget - Government Services - Budget Paper No 2 Volume 1" (PDF). p. 90. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
3. "Case study: Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)" (PDF). TechnologyOne. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
4. Rockliff, Jeremy (18 April 2024). "Kathrine Morgan-Wicks PSM appointed Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet" (Media release). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
5. 'Tasmanian State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 6) 1992' in Tasmania, Statutory Rules 1992, 1299, 1300.
6. Tasmanian State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 1998 (Tas).
7. State Service (Restructuring) Order 2018 (Tas).

External links

• Official website