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5 June 2025 - Before delivering services and devices under the Hearing Services Program, providers must make sure the client has a current voucher and the services are available to the client.

9 July 2022 - From 11 July 2022, more Australians at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 will be able to access oral antiviral treatments following new recommendations from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee.

12 September 2022 - This collection contains resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people about bowel cancer screening.

26 September 2024 - Changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule items for chronic disease management have been deferred from 1 November 2024 until 1 July 2025. The additional time will support all practices and providers, including GPs and allied health providers, to be ready for the changes to these important services.

16 June 2025 - We invite you to join our webinar where we will discuss the 60-day prescriptions of selected Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines.

14 July 2025 - Download images that you can use in your EDMs and regular emails to promote the NLCSP to the health sector.

26 March 2025 - The National Cervical Screening Program aims to prevent cervical cancer with regular testing. The Cervical Screening Test looks for human papillomavirus (HPV). The program targets women and people with a cervix from 25 to 74 years of age.

5 May 2022 - Today is International Day of the Midwife, and on May 12 we celebrate International Nurses Day.

19 June 2025 - This document contains the surveillance case definition for congenital rubella, which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

12 April 2022 - Electronic prescriptions use software systems to prescribe, dispense and claim medicines, without the need for a paper prescription. They are an alternative to paper prescriptions, which are still available.