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This articles promotes the Get behind it community roadshow and their new ambassador video. The roadshow promotes the National Bowel Screening Cancer Program.

Join a Q&A session on the new aged care Support at Home program.

New videos about the Support at Home program have been released, along with an updated Support at Home booklet for older people

Fact sheets on features of the new Support at Home program are now available.

Letters to older people on a Home Care Package to prepare for the new Support at Home program.

The new Aged Care Act starts from 1 July 2025. It will place the rights of older people at the centre of the aged care system.

New training packages are now available to help in-home aged care providers deliver Support at Home.

The Support at Home program manual has been updated to help in-home care providers prepare for 1 July 2025.

Applications are now open for the Support at Home Thin Markets grant.

New guidance is available for in-home aged care providers to help set their own prices for the first year of the new Support at Home program.

We are hosting a webinar to give older people, families and carers an update on the Support at Home program.

The Support at Home program manual is now available to help providers understand how to deliver the Support at Home program.

The Support at Home Program Provider Transition Guide and the Support at Home Claims and Payments Business Rules Guidance are now available to help providers transition to Support at Home

A grant opportunity is now open to support Home Care Package and Commonwealth Home Support Programme providers with a one-off funding of $10,000 (excl GST) towards the cost of upgrading IT systems.

The Assistive Technology and Home Modifications (AT-HM) List will help Support at Home providers understand the products, equipment and home modifications that older people can access through the AT-HM Scheme.

Doctors are helping more people translate intention into action when it comes to doing the free bowel cancer screening test.

We are hosting a webinar to support in-home aged care providers and their workforce to understand upcoming changes to in-home aged care.

We have sent cancer screening packs to more than 7,000 general practices, and are seeking your help to promote our life-saving cancer screening programs.

Bowel cancer is Australia’s second biggest cancer killer and around 15,500 Aussies are diagnosed with the disease every year. From 1 July 2024, 1.6 million Australians aged 45 to 49 will be able to join the Australian Government’s National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.

From 1 July 2025, the new aged care Support at Home program will replace the existing Home Care Packages Program and Short-Term Restorative Care Programme. The Commonwealth Home Support Programme will transition no earlier than 1 July 2027.

It’s easy to forget about cancer screening. But detecting cancer early saves lives. Learn more about cancer screening programs and how to enter the Beautiful Shawl competition.

We are holding webinars in July and August 2022 to give healthcare providers the skills and knowledge to support patients participating in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.

This Bowel Cancer Awareness month hear from Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Michael Kidd on the importance of completing your simple, free bowel cancer screening test.

The Australian Government Department of Health is seeking help from healthcare providers to increase participation in the national cancer screening programs (bowel, breast and cervical).

The Australian Government, Cancer Council, and the National Rugby League come together to encourage Australians to participate in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.