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3 October 2023 - A new online knowledge hub is available to support nurses in developing and furthering their career in aged care.

16 June 2025 - Healthcare providers, make sure you’re up to date on upcoming changes to the National Cervical Screening Program clinical guidelines.

11 December 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.

24 March 2025 - Find out how we are helping providers build and develop a valued, skilled and supported workforce to meet the needs of older people.

8 January 2026 - We are making changes to provide better and faster access to pathology and diagnostic imaging reports in My Health Record. These changes will ensure consumers and their healthcare providers have better access to key health information when and where they need it.

17 December 2025 - The Better Renal Services Steering Committee provides advice to the Minister for Health and Ageing. It advises on implementing the Better Renal Services for First Nations Peoples Budget measure.

8 November 2023 - NCCRED aim to find and share new treatments for ice (methamphetamine) and other emerging drugs. Find out how they bring together clinicians and researchers to detect and respond to new drug health problems.

13 January 2026 - A resident’s fee and accommodation arrangements may change if they exit care for more than 28 days or choose to opt in to the new fee arrangements.

15 February 2023 - This report provides the final evaluation of the Aged Care System Navigator trial extension measure. It focused on providing individual, face-to-face support to vulnerable and/or isolated people who faced barriers accessing aged care.

27 August 2025 - BreastScreen Australia Services and State Coordination Units (SCUs) must be accredited every 4 years. These resources are used in the accreditation process.