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6 June 2025 - Primary Health Networks (PHNs) are independent organisations that we fund to coordinate primary health care in their region. PHNs assess the needs of their community and commission health services so that people in their region can get coordinated health care where and when they need it.

8 July 2026 - Find out about the process for accepting an older person for a needs assessment for government-funded aged care, from issue of the referral through to triaging the assessment.

6 March 2025 - A list of our initiatives, programs, campaigns, reforms or reviews related to dementia.

12 November 2025 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, particularly those living in rural and remote areas, are more affected by lung cancer. We worked with the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) to make sure the program is culturally safe.

27 May 2025 - Read the latest news and departmental media releases on aged care for the health sector.

12 March 2025 - Medicines help us avoid illness, get better when we’re sick, or manage health conditions. There are many different types of medicines. Some are only available with a prescription, others are available over the counter from pharmacies or shops.

15 March 2026 - The Specialist Training Program supports training positions in regional, rural and remote areas, and in private facilities. This helps to improve the skills and distribution of the specialist workforce by giving participants experience of a broader range of healthcare settings.

29 June 2026 - These resources can help aged care providers understand what has changed and how to put the new Act into practice.

13 July 2026 - The APCPP commenced on 1 January 2023 as the John Flynn Prevocational Doctor Program (JFPDP) and delivers primary care training rotations in rural, regional and remote areas (MM2-7) to prevocational doctors.

13 February 2026 - These resources explain the QI Program and why we collect information on quality indicators. They aim to help providers and commercial benchmarking organisations collect, submit and monitor QI Program data.