Department of Health (Tasmania)
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The Department of Health (DoH), previously The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is the Tasmanian Government department with responsibilities regarding hospitals, ambulances, public housing, community health, and related areas including limited involvement in primary healthcare. The department is the largest of all the Tasmanian Government agencies.[4]
The department is led by its
Through the Tasmanian Health Service, the department has responsibility for the
Through a range of other government agencies, the department has responsibility for other government functions delivered by Aboriginal Housing Services Tasmania, Adoptions and Permanency Service, Alcohol and Drug Service,
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.[1]
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
- List of hospitals in Tasmania
- List of Tasmanian government agencies
References
- ^ a b 'Tasmanian State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 6) 1992' in Tasmania, Statutory Rules 1992, 1299, 1300.
- ^ "Department of Health Annual Report 2022-23" (PDF). Department of Health. p. 104. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Department of Health Annual Report 2022-23" (PDF). Department of Health. p. 194. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- Technology One. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ Courtney, Sarah (1 July 2019). "Parliament of Tasmania - The Ministry" (Press release). Tasmanian Government. Archived from the original on 17 February 2004. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ Tasmanian State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 1998 (Tas).
- ^ State Service (Restructuring) Order 2018 (Tas).