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The Medical Research Future Fund is funding Australian participation in 3 international clinical trials. The trials will test new treatments for suspected septic shock in children, advanced colorectal cancer, and venous thromboembolism (blood clots).

A new grant opportunity from the Medical Research Future Fund enables researchers from Australia and Pacific Island countries to work together on these significant health threats.

The Maximum Permissible Interest Rate (MPIR) applicable to accommodation prices and to refund periods for refundable deposit balances and accommodation bond balances will decrease from 4.98% to 4.91% for the period of 1 January 2020 to 31 March 2020.

A pilot to trial two new QIs in residential aged care services starts early next year.

The South Australian State Emergency Service has issued a Community Readiness Alert for South Australia in response to the forecast of very hot weather for the remainder of the week.

The WA Department of Health has activated the State Hazard Plan Heatwave based on forecast temperatures for the remainder of the week, for the Perth metropolitan area. Forecasts for parts of regional WA are also unusually high for this time of year.

Grant opportunities for a range of medical research areas are now open under Medical Research Future Fund initiatives.

Grant recipients will use funding from the Medical Research Future Fund's Medical Research Commercialisation initiative to create medical technologies that help generations of future Australians.

A significant investment in Indigenous health research will support efforts to prevent blindness, deafness and chronic kidney disease, and improve adolescent mental health.

This webinar will update you on the development and implementation of new aged care assessment arrangements. The new arrangements aim to streamline consumer assessment for access to aged care services.

Find out about new resources and information for prescribers to support care of people with dementia who live in residential aged care.

Grant opportunity guidelines and support documents are available for the extension of funding arrangements for the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2022.

Red Nose Limited and the University of Queensland's Stillbirth Centre of Research Excellence will each receive $1.5 million to implement an awareness campaign to demystify stillbirth, educate pregnant women and improve national awareness of stillbirth.

Grants to support research into improved diagnosis and treatment methods for ovarian cancer open today. Ovarian cancer is the tenth most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australian women. This funding prioritises early detection and finding a cure.

A new grant opportunity will provide $100 million to improve access to clinical trials for Australians living in rural, remote and regional areas. Clinical trials test new medical advances, but barriers such as distance can make it hard for those in regional areas to take part.

Since 1 July 2019, residential aged care providers have had specific responsibilities in the <em>Quality of Care Principles 2014</em> relating to the use of physical and chemical restraint. These requirements put explicit obligations on the use of restraint by residential aged care providers.

More than one year on from the first ever National Action Plan for Endometriosis, the Australian Government is continuing to support women and girls with endometriosis.

The Australian Government is taking a further step towards reducing the number of lives lost to suicide in Australia, by providing $8 million to support research aimed at identifying effective approaches to suicide prevention.

The 2018-19 Report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997 is now available from the GEN Aged Care Data website.

The Australian Public Service employee census report for 2019 has been released. Read more about the census and Health's results.

The Australian Government is investing $55 million into clinical trials for rare cancers and diseases. These include reproductive tract cancers, childhood brain cancer, neurological disorders and other areas of unmet need.

The department has engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers to help develop two new quality indicators.

The department is seeking written submissions responding to its consultation paper on proposed measures to improve clarity around additional service fees charged in residential aged care homes by 17 December 2019.

The department is seeking participation from home care providers in a national survey about the types, volume and cost of care and services delivered as part of home care packages.

The department is trialling a new assessment framework for residential aged care funding. The Australian National Aged Care Classification tool will soon be used to assess around 10,000 aged care residents as part of the trial.