Health and disability services in Launceston
Local services for people with disability, families, carers and support workers across Launceston and northern Tasmania. Type what you need in everyday words — doctor, chemist, respite, wheelchair, support coordinator — then pick from the results. Use the category buttons to browse instead.
Disability support
Unique Needs
Youngtown
In-home and personal care, community access, social and recreational support and transport across greater Launceston.
Tasmanian Home Nursing & Community Support
Invermay
Community nursing, personal support and respite. Works with NDIS, MAIB, brokered and self-funded clients.
Mosaic Support Services
Rocherlea
Supported independent living, planned and emergency respite, community access and life skills. School holiday and after-school programs for children.
genU Launceston
1A George Town Road, Launceston
Group homes, community access, training and employment support, including acquired brain injury and dementia. Formerly Li-Ve Tasmania.
Multicap Tasmania
31 Tamar Street, Launceston
Community access hub in the Launceston CBD, plus group homes around the region. Day activities, skill building and social participation.
Possability
Launceston and statewide
Statewide provider running supported independent living, short stays and respite, community participation and supported employment, with programs in Launceston. Part of Oak Possability.
Community Based Support
Statewide
Tasmanian not-for-profit providing in-home, centre-based and community support for people with disability and people living with mental illness. Also supports people who are not NDIS eligible.
Community Care TASMANIA
7 Techno Park Drive, Kings Meadows
Tasmanian not-for-profit delivering NDIS in-home supports from a Kings Meadows office: personal care, daily living tasks, community access, skill development and social participation. Also does Home Care Packages and CHSP.
WeKare Disability Support Services
Launceston
Registered NDIS provider offering in-home and personal care, short-term accommodation, nursing, support coordination and plan management.
Support coordination & plan management
Disability Support Coordination Tasmania
Launceston
Support coordination for NDIS participants in Launceston and northern Tasmania.
M & M Support Solutions
Northern Tasmania
Support coordination across northern Tasmania, connecting people to mainstream and specialist capacity-building services.
Scorpion Business Services
Trevallyn
Registered NDIS plan manager since 2016, based at Trevallyn. Pays your provider invoices, tracks your budgets and gives you online access to what has been spent.
The People Project Tasmania
Launceston
Support coordination and plan management from one local not-for-profit team on Frederick Street.
Wellways Tasmania
Launceston
Support coordination with particular strength in psychosocial disability and mental health recovery.
ACD Tas
Newstead
Association for Children with Disability: case coordination, advocacy and peer support for families of children and young people up to 25.
Wilson Consultancy
Northern Tasmania
Support coordination for NDIS participants — understanding your plan, connecting with providers and coordinating services. Ask for Anita.
Therapy & allied health
St Giles
65 Amy Road, Newstead
Occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech pathology, assistive technology and equipment, alongside disability support services and supported accommodation for independent living.
Everyday Independence
71 Paterson Street, Launceston
Occupational therapy, speech pathology, physiotherapy, positive behaviour support and early childhood supports, delivered at home, school or in the community.
Early Start Australia
Launceston
Paediatric clinic for children and young people up to 16: speech pathology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, dietetics, art therapy and counselling.
Bloom Healthcare
Launceston
In-home therapy including psychology and counselling, exercise physiology, speech and occupational therapy. Also does functional assessments for plan reviews.
National 360
Launceston
Occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech pathology, behaviour support and early childhood, including equipment assessments and reports.
Better Rehab
Launceston
Seating clinic, complex assistive technology, wheelchair prescription and home modification assessments alongside general occupational therapy.
Physio Inq Tasmania
Launceston
Mobile physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology and exercise physiology that comes to you. NDIS, aged care, DVA and WorkCover.
Accommodation & respite
St Michael's Association
Newstead
Supported independent living, independent living units, respite, day programs and support coordination across two Newstead sites and group homes.
Eskleigh Foundation
Perth
Specialist disability accommodation, supported living, respite and in-home support, twenty minutes south of Launceston.
Life Without Barriers
Rocherlea
Supported independent living homes around Launceston and a community centre at Rocherlea. Experienced with complex support needs.
Wonderland Retreat
St Leonards
Short stays and community access programs on a rural property on the edge of Launceston.
Equipment & medical supplies
TasEquip
Northern Tasmania
State equipment loan scheme for eligible Tasmanians with no other funding source. You need a prescriber — an OT, physio, speech pathologist or trained nurse — to arrange it.
Aidacare Launceston
89-95 Invermay Road, Invermay
Showroom with wheelchairs, mobility scooters, lift chairs, adjustable beds, walking aids and bathroom equipment. Therapists can book product trials on site.
Scooters & Mobility Tasmania
330 Invermay Road, Mowbray
Mobility scooters, electric wheelchairs, adjustable beds, lift chairs, walkers and everyday living aids, with home visits. Part of St John Tasmania.
Country Care Group Launceston
Invermay
Healthcare products and equipment supplier at Invermay: mobility aids, beds and mattresses, bathroom and toileting equipment, daily living aids and consumables.
Thrive Lifecare
Wellington Street, Launceston
Adjustable and companion beds, pressure care mattresses, ceiling hoists, wheelchairs and complex rehab equipment, with home visits.
Independence Australia
Delivered
Continence products, catheters, wound care and other medical consumables ordered online and posted out. Handles NDIS funding directly.
Continence Foundation of Australia
Statewide
Free National Continence Helpline staffed by nurses, plus advice on products and the Continence Aids Payment Scheme.
Disability Gateway — Tasmanian equipment schemes
Statewide
Government rundown of what is available in Tasmania and who pays: TasEquip, Orthotic Prosthetic Services at the LGH, continence funding and the medical equipment energy payment.
Doctors, clinics & community health
Launceston Medical Centre
247 Wellington Street, Launceston
Large general practice at the Launceston Health Hub, with an associated Medicare Urgent Care Clinic on site.
Launceston Medicare Urgent Care Clinic
247 Wellington Street, Launceston
For illness and injury that needs attention today but is not a life-threatening emergency.
Newstead Medical
165 Elphin Road, Newstead
General practice offering GP care, vaccinations, chronic disease care and travel health.
Norwood Medical Centre
212 Penquite Road, Norwood
Family-focused general practice offering routine appointments and telehealth.
Mowbray Medical
Shop 3, 282 Invermay Road, Mowbray
General practice with on-site pathology collection during weekday hours.
Kings Meadows Medical Centre
86C Hobart Road, Kings Meadows
Locally operated general practice providing comprehensive primary health care.
Prospect Medical Complex
4 Trotters Lane, Prospect
Independent GPs just off Westbury Road behind the Olde Tudor centre, with allied health on site including podiatry, dietetics and psychology.
West Tamar Health
1 Windsor Drive, Riverside
Family general practice in the Windsor Community Precinct at Riverside, covering Riverside, Trevallyn, Windsor and West Launceston. Doctors do home visits when it is medically needed.
Ravenswood Medical Practice
39-41 Lambert Street, Ravenswood
GP clinic inside the Ravenswood Community Health Centre. Bulk billed with a Medicare card, by appointment.
Ravenswood Community Health Centre
39-41 Lambert Street, Ravenswood
Tasmanian Health Service centre running community nursing, social work, community physiotherapy, child dental and youth health services, plus visiting services and support groups.
Pharmacies & medication
Complete Care Pharmacy — Launceston City
27-29 Brisbane Street, Launceston
Prescriptions, medication packing, vaccinations, diabetes support and NDIS assistance.
Complete Care Pharmacy — Health Hub
237-241 Wellington Street, Launceston
Prescriptions and medication support, open seven days.
Priceline Pharmacy Launceston Plaza
Shop 1, 15 Racecourse Crescent, Launceston
Community pharmacy with prescriptions and participating pharmacy health services.
Olde Tudor Pharmacy
Olde Tudor Shopping Centre, Westbury Road, Prospect
Amcal pharmacy in the Olde Tudor centre at Prospect, open seven days.
TerryWhite Chemmart Prospect Vale
Shop 16, Prospect Vale Marketplace, 350 Westbury Road, Prospect Vale
Pharmacy in the Prospect Vale Marketplace next to the supermarket.
TerryWhite Chemmart Ravenswood
Shop 8, 2 Prossers Forest Road, Ravenswood
Local pharmacy on Prossers Forest Road at Ravenswood.
TerryWhite Chemmart Riverside
Shop 4, Riverside Plaza, Riverside
Pharmacy in Riverside Plaza, open Monday to Saturday.
Newstead Capital Chemist
167 Elphin Road, Newstead
Community pharmacy on Elphin Road with prescriptions, medication packing and pharmacy health services.
Kings Meadows Capital Chemist
86 Hobart Road, Kings Meadows
Community pharmacy on Hobart Road at Kings Meadows.
Mowbray Capital Chemist
280 Invermay Road, Mowbray Heights
Community pharmacy on Invermay Road at Mowbray Heights.
Youngtown Pharmacy
369 Hobart Road, Youngtown
Local pharmacy on Hobart Road at Youngtown, with prescriptions and medication advice.
Advocacy & rights
Advocacy Tasmania
Statewide
Free, independent advocates who help you speak up, make a complaint or sort out a problem with a service.
Speak Out Advocacy
59D Amy Road, Newstead
Individual advocacy and self-advocacy groups for people with intellectual disability, with monthly member meetings.
Citizen Advocacy Launceston Region
Launceston
Matches volunteers with people who have intellectual disability and few people in their corner, building long-term one-to-one relationships.
Employment & training
NOSS Tasmania
67 Boland Street, Launceston
Social enterprise offering supported employment, training and community participation, including grounds maintenance crews and The Red Shed.
Self Help Workplace
414 Hobart Road, Youngtown
Australian Disability Enterprise employing more than fifty people in Launceston since 1962, across timber production, commercial services, catering, grounds maintenance and Encore Clothing. Employees also build living and work skills on the job.
APM Launceston
Level 1, 8 Boland Street, Launceston
Disability Employment Services provider helping people with disability, injury or health conditions find and keep work.
Avidity Training and Development
Level 1, 49 Elizabeth Street, Launceston
Launceston training and development provider working with people with disability on skills, courses and workplace readiness.
Community, sport & recreation
New Horizons Tasmania
292-294 Invermay Road, Mowbray Heights
Inclusive sport, recreation and social programs since 1986: football, cricket, tennis, dance and social groups, open to members of any age.
Vision, first aid & other services
VisAbility Tasmania
Youngtown
Support for people living with low or no vision: orientation and mobility, assistive technology, occupational therapy, peer support and practical help. Launceston hub at Youngtown.
Guide Dogs Tasmania
Statewide
Guide and assistance dogs, orientation and mobility training and support for people who are blind or have low vision.
St John Ambulance Tasmania — Launceston
330 Invermay Road, Mowbray
First aid training, first aid kits and defibrillators, event medical services and community programs.
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