The Hodgman Liberal Government is very pleased that the Hobart District Nursing Service has agreed to continue operating health services from the Tasman Multi-Purpose Service.
The Liberal Government, particularly my Liberal Lyons colleagues Rene Hidding, Guy Barnett and Mark Shelton, were very concerned at the possibility that the federal and state funded aged care and health services delivered at the Tasman MPS by the HDNS may not have been able to continue.
HDNS works hard to deliver these services for the benefit of the Tasman community, and I am pleased that there have been strong messages of support from the community for HDNS as the provider of health services in the area.
All levels of Government – Commonwealth, state and local – have a commitment to the provision of health services in the Tasman municipality.
The Liberal Government acknowledges that HDNS and Tasman Council will be forming a Tasman Advisory Group to communicate with the community about health provision in the region, and the Tasmanian Government will work with HDNS to ensure health services in the region have a viable future.