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14 July 2025 - The Australian Government is investing $98.9 million to support biomedical and medical technology innovations through three innovative organisations. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

2 June 2023 - The expanded eligibility for aged care residents under the Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through the Medicare Benefits Schedule (Better Access) initiative, through GP referral, ceases on 31 December 2022.

1 April 2022 - The independent evaluation of the National Psychosocial Support Measure (NPS-M) and Continuity of Support (CoS) program assessed how appropriate, effective, efficient and impactful the programs have been.

15 October 2025 - The final strengthened Quality Standards were developed following extensive consultation with the aged care sector, older people, their families and carers, advocates and experts. This webpage provides the background on how this happened.

9 September 2025 - This fact sheet provides information on screening results including information on lung nodules and other findings that may appear in lung cancer screening. It also includes information on where to go for support and lung cancer symptoms to look out for. It is also available in a brochure format.

17 November 2023 - Australia now has a national strategy to help us achieve our goal of eliminating cervical cancer by 2035 – the first country in the world to do so.

4 June 2025 - We support digital solutions that will improve the data and digital maturity of the aged care sector. They will reduce administrative tasks, enable secure information sharing, and provide immediate access to a person’s needs and history, ensuring higher-quality aged care services.

9 September 2025 - A program-specific low-dose CT request form designed to capture all necessary clinical details to support radiologists’ decision-making.

5 August 2025 - This collection contains the updated 7th edition of the National COVID-19 Aged Care Plan, as well as several publications designed to be read in conjunction with the plan.

10 June 2025 - A list of providers successfully funded under the 2024-25 CHSP First Nations Growth Funding (GO6888) grant opportunity.