Newsletters

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As announced in the 2023-24 Budget, we are establishing a new single assessment system from 1 July 2024. This will improve access to aged care services for older people.

Your Aged Care Update #46: COVID-19 vaccination update, seeking providers to help develop and test new staffing quality indicators, aged care worker pay rise survey and more.

Your Aged Care Update #45: Alternative clinical care arrangements for when a Registered Nurse is not on-site; Free Maggie Beer Foundation food satisfaction questionnaire; National Nursing Workforce Strategy consultation and more.

Your Aged Care Update #44: Draft Aged Care data and digital strategy consultation closing soon, webinar: publishing provider reporting for stakeholders and the community and more.

A newsletter from Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Alison McMillan on 10 November 2023.

Your Aged Care Update #43: Results of the consultation on the draft aged care funding principles, the release of the draft Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy for public consultation, preparing for the bushfire season and more.

A newsletter from Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Alison McMillan on 31 October 2023.

Your Aged Care Update #42: Star Ratings provider preview temporarily paused, New COVID-19 supplement support and more.

Your Aged Care Update #41: Aged Care fees review system temporarily offline, Reform survey closing soon, New digital transformation Tech Talk and more.

Your Aged Care update #40: Updated reform roadmap; Reports due in the coming days, Clinical placements for nurses and more.

From today residential aged care providers can preview their updated Star Ratings on the Government Provider Management System (GPMS).

Your Aged Care Update #39: Age care sector survey open; New process for palliative care entry and more.

Your Aged Care Update #38: Aged Care reports due soon, What you need to know about end of life and palliative care, Hiring mature aged workers and more.

Your Aged Care Update #37: Webinar: Quarterly Financial Reporting - what's changed, changes to governing body membership requirements and more.

Your Aged Care Update #36: Residential aged care pricing activities – access for the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority and more.

A newsletter from Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Alison McMillan with updates from the nursing and midwifery sector, some personal priorities and highlights, and an insight on what's happening across the Department of Health and Aged Care.

Read about Budget 2023 updates related to allied health and meet our new Deputy.

Your Aged Care Update #35: Provider operations reporting due 31 October, Webinar: Provider Governance reforms and more.

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has updated their advice for the COVID-19 booster dose.

Your Aged Care Update #34: Residential aged care pricing activities – access for the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority and more.

Your Aged Care Update #33: Consultation on new Aged Care Act, 24/7 registered nurse supplement monthly payment, new Aged Care Knowledge Hub and more.

Your Aged Care Update #32: Provider operations reports due by 31 October, new standards for data collection and reporting, webinars and more.

Your Aged Care Update #31: Banning orders, the future of aged care for First Nations people, management training for rural and remote providers and more.

Your Aged Care Update #30: consultations, webinars and more