Councils and politicians across Northern Tasmania have voiced concern about the end of some community rural health services.

The new program will begin after the current Rural Primary Health Services funding ends on December 31.

The Meander Valley Council has been concerned since it was revealed Westbury Community Health Centre programs would end, and their plea to prevent cuts was supported by Tasmanian Senators. 

The Kentish Council voiced shock that funding for some Kentish Health Centre services would end at the end of the year. Some services delivered from both centres received federal government funding through Primary Health Tasmania. 

A Primary Health Tasmania spokeswoman said the new model would mark a change in focus.

"Throughout the process we've been quite clear that this isn't about replicating existing services, because we need to respond to current information and advice about the needs and priorities of people living with chronic conditions in rural areas around the state," she said. 

The spokeswoman said a tender program for the new program was underway. She said services funded under the RHPS program were warned the program would end at the end of 2016 in February. 

"We are in contract negotiations with a number of service providers and expect to be able to announce successful applicants shortly … we have notified unsuccessful applicants," she said. 

Meander Valley mayor Craig Perkins said concerns raised at the recent council meeting had not been relieved.

Cr Perkins said RPHS funding should extended to cover the transition to new services. He said “the unknown factor” of what services would be provided, where they would be located and when they would be implemented caused concern.