As part of its pre-election commitments the Tasmanian Liberal Government committed to fund an independent feasibility study into a purpose-built hospice for Northern Tasmania, located in Launceston. Grosvenor Management Consulting was engaged by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to undertake this feasibility study. The study was conducted to determine the need for...

Background Grosvenor Management Consulting (Grosvenor) was engaged by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to conduct an evaluation of the Living Well Dying Well (LWDW) pilot program and the Cradle Coast Connected Care Electronic Health Record (4CEHR) system. The aim of the LWDW and 4CEHR pilot was to: implement person-centred advance care planning...

Despite a fine environment and a high overall standard of living, Tasmanians experience a significant burden of preventable diet-related chronic disease and food borne illnesses. Tasmania has rates of heart disease, obesity, diabetes, hypertension and some cancers as high as, and in some instances higher than other Australian States. These preventable illnesses are costly in...