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If you are considering cosmetic surgery, it is important that you get trustworthy information first. Information and resources are now available to help you make the safer choice.

The Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner would like to pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia.

We have written feedback for those who applied for our second round of grants under the Primary care Rural Innovative Multidisciplinary Models (PRIMM) grant opportunity. This will assist them in submitting an application in the next round.

Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ruth Vine, answers the Top Three questions you've been asking on our social accounts around mental health.

Changes to the Distribution Priority Area (DPA) classification apply from 1 January 2022.

On 1 June 2021, more than 90 stakeholders from all over Australia gathered in Queenstown, Tasmania to discuss service and learning consortia for allied health.

Have your say on the work we need to do to set AGPT distribution targets. Consultation is open now and closes on 17 November 2021.

The Department of Health welcomes new guidance to help health and residential care providers best manage workers exposed to COVID-19 infection.

A statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) on National Principles for Infection Prevention and Control in Quarantine.

Providing access to safe and effective vaccines to the Australian community is a key priority of the Australian Government.

Read the statement of Chief Midwifery and Nursing Officer, Professor Alison McMillan's statement about nurses' key role in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Accredited general practices are invited to express their interest in participating in Phase 1b of the COVID-19 Vaccination Program.

A media release from the National Rural Health Commissioner giving an update on how telehealth services help rural communities.

Legislation to cut red tape and simplify recognition of General Practitioners (GPs) as specialists, which streamlines access to higher Medicare rebates for patients is now in force.

To ensure distribution of medical workforce to locations where they are needed most, the DPA (for GPs) and DWS (for specialists) systems facilitate placing restricted medical practitioners into communities of greatest need across Australia.

The Australian Government will invest almost $32 million through the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) in world-leading health and medical research projects.   

Read the transcript of Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Alison McMillan’s interview on 12 May 2020 with Michael Rowland about International Nurses' Day and COVID-19.

Transcript of the press conference from the Commonwealth Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Allison McMillan, addressing the need for health care workers to protect themselves and the community from COVID-19.

An opinion piece by the Australian Government’s Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Alison McMillan.

Changes to legislation are set to cut red tape and simplify recognition of General Practitioners (GPs) as specialists, streamlining access to higher Medicare rebates for patients

We have simplified the process for the assessment of Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) Program applications.

On behalf of the Distribution Advisory Group (DAG), we are presenting a webinar on proposed changes to the way DWS locations are calculated.

Join us for a 2-day virtual event 25–26 August 2022, as we discuss and explore the value and utility of allied health.