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31 August 2024 - Prescribers can use their clinical judgement to decide whether patients receiving Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines are eligible for 60-day prescriptions.

6 April 2025 - Mareeba and Communities Family Healthcare will deliver the Primary Care Rural Integrated Multidisciplinary Health Service (PRIM–HS) Mareeba Community Primary Care Trial team under the Innovative Models of Care Program to test flexible employment models including a single or primary employer model.

24 October 2025 - The National Rural Generalist Pathway is a dedicated medical training pathway to attract, retain and support rural generalist doctors.

31 October 2025 - Residential aged care is for older people who can no longer live independently at home. We fund residential aged care to make it more affordable and accessible. Learn about residential aged care, why it’s important and how to become a registered provider.

31 October 2025 - Registered providers must meet legislated requirements to deliver safe, quality aged care services, manage fees and operations to be funded by the Australian Government.

23 June 2025 - The Scope of Practice Review was an independent review led by Professor Mark Cormack. It examined the barriers and opportunities health practitioners face working to their full scope of practice in primary care.

12 November 2025 - Shaping the future of paediatric palliative care aims to increase the skills of the workforce through training and the development of clinical guidelines to improve quality of care for infants, children and young people, and their families.

6 June 2023 - A list of organisations relevant to medicines.

13 June 2025 - Read our latest news items related to the aged care workforce.

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