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• Rural Tasmanians experience poorer health outcomes than
non-rural Tasmanians;

• The highest premature mortality is observed on the remote
west coast and Flinders Island;

• Rural Tasmanians have poorer access to local general
practice

• services with the majority of GPs per capita in Tasmania
located in Hobart and Launceston;

• Avoidable hospitalisations increase with remoteness;

Tasmania has the second highest rate of deaths from
potentially avoidable causes; and Tasmania has the highest
rate of premature deaths mainly in rural areas.

Links and References

1. Provision of Primary Health Care Services Strategic Study

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2. Rural Primary Health Commissioning Intentions (PHT)
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