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4 March 2024 - Some medicines are only available from a pharmacist with a prescription from an authorised health practitioner. This ensures that your health practitioner can first assess your condition, determine which medicine you need and give you advice before you take it.

5 August 2025 - This collection contains laboratory case definition documents for the diagnosis of key diseases in Australia. The Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN) created these definitions for laboratory staff to use when determining if one of these diseases is present in a sample.

13 May 2024 - Subscribe to stay up-to-date on the Australian Government’s work on helping to keep Australians healthy and safe.

8 April 2025 - Telehealth allows you to consult a healthcare provider by phone or a video call. Telehealth was expanded in March 2020 to ensure the safety of patients and healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these services have now been retained permanently.

11 June 2025 - Read the latest news and provider notices for the Hearing Services Program.

21 November 2022 - Blood and blood products save lives and improve the health of patients. About 1 in 3 Australians will need blood or blood products in their lifetime. Learn about blood and blood products in Australia.

26 September 2025 - Older people have a formal voice to government on ageing and aged care through the members of the Aged Care Council of Elders.

13 June 2025 - Contact us if you have any general enquiries about aged care. You can also use this email address to submit aged care speaker request forms.

4 August 2025 - This collection contains the Easy Read Intellectual Disability Health Capability Framework resources. These were developed to help people with intellectual disability to get better health care.

9 October 2025 - Agreeing, collecting and reviewing fees is part of managing a residential care home. Providers have responsibilities they must meet to properly manage fees.