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Contact Information Sheet

Contact Information Sheet
  • id
  • date
    2010-11-11
  • Geographical Area
    Australia
  • Jurisdiction
    Australia - Tasmania
  • Organisation
    Nursing Board of Tasmania
  • Address

    Postal Address
    PO Box 410
    South Hobart
    Tasmania 7004

    Location Address
    151 Davey Street
    HOBART
    Tasmania 7000

  • Phone
    +61 3 6224 3991
  • Fax
    +61 3 6224 3995
  • Email
  • Website
    www.nursingboardtas.org.au
  • Contact Point
    Adjunct Associate Professor Moira Laverty
    Chief Executive Officer
  • Regulatory Body
    The Nursing Board of Tasmania is established under the Nursing Act 1995. In regulating the profession, the Nursing Board of Tasmanian (NBT) registers nurses and requires an annual renewal of their licence. Only nurses registered or enrolled by the NBT are entitled to use the term 'registered nurse' or 'enrolled nurse' in this State. NBT also authorizes midwives and mental health nurses and provides endorsement for enrolled nurses who have undertaken medication management.

    To ensure the high standard in the profession, the Board accredits nursing programs in universities and Vocational Education and Training institutions, approves programs provided by other educational providers and sets the standards and guidelines for nursing practice. The NBT also has a complaints process, which examines the professional conduct or health of a nurse, who is registered or enrolled with the Board. The NBT provides advice to the Minister for Health on all matters relating to our function.
    http://www.nursingboardtas.org.au/domino/nbt/nbtonline.nsf/$LookupDocName/about_the_nurses_board_of_tasmania (accessed 23.04.2009)

  • Health System
    Australia's public health insurance scheme, Medicare, commenced in 1984, provides universal coverage for citizens, permanent residents, and visitors from countries which have reciprocal arrangements with Australia. The aim of the national health care funding system is to give universal access to health care while allowing choice for individuals through a substantial private sector involvement in delivery and financing. Australian Medicare is financed largely from general taxation revenue, which includes a Medicare levy based on a person's taxable income.

    Under Australia's federal system of government, responsibility for funding and delivery of health services is shared between the commonwealth (federal) and the eight state and territory Governments. The Commonwealth Government has a national leadership role in health policymaking and is responsible for key public health, health protection and quarantine services. Its role in service delivery is, however, limited and it operates primarily as a funder /insurer of medical, pharmaceutical and aged-care services.

    It also plays an important role in regulating and subsidizing private health insurance; as well as contributing funds to support state and territory governments' provision of health services. State and territory governments own and operate public hospitals as well as delivering a variety of mental health, dental, health promotion, school health and community health programs.
    http://www.commonwealthfund.org/fellowships/fellowships_show.htm?doc_id=372961 (accessed 24.03.2009)

    Overall the Australian health care system comprises a diversity of arrangements for planning, funding and delivering health services across the three tiers of Government (national, state and local) and features a mix of private and public sector involvement. Australia’s health system provides care to its citizens at three levels - primary preventative, secondary and tertiary levels.  Access to private health services is on a fee paying private health insurance basis.  Approximately 43% of all Australians have some form of private health insurance cover.

    Validated: 18.02.09
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