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23 October 2024 - Medicare subsidises a large number of health services and products. You can use your Medicare card to access medical services, hospital services for public patients, surgical services, prescription medicines, eye tests, pathology tests, imaging and scans.

24 May 2024 - Electronic prescribing is now widely available in the community setting. It provides an option for healthcare providers and consumers to use an electronic prescription as an alternative to paper prescriptions. Paper prescriptions are still available.

24 March 2025 - Discover what we’re doing to build a valued, skilled and supported workforce to meet the needs and rights of older people.

5 May 2025 - This infographic shows the number of flu (influenza) vaccinations reported to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) during 2021–2025, since 1 March.

29 February 2024 - The Care for Kids’ Ears program helps families, educators and health professionals recognise and prevent ear disease in First Nations children. Order or download Care for Kids’ Ears resources for free. The site is managed by the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO).

6 June 2023 - A list of resources – including apps, audio and video resources and other publications – about cancer.

12 March 2024 - We are working to better understand Debilitating Symptom Complexes Attributed to Ticks (DSCATT) and tick-borne diseases in Australia.

18 August 2024 - Learn what a communicable disease is, how they are classified and spread, and how some can be prevented.

24 March 2025 - We help the aged care sector to grow the home care workforce with targeted support for providers to recruit and retain home care workers. The Home Care Workforce Program ceased on 30 June 2024 to be replaced by a new program in early 2025.

14 May 2024 - Healthy ears and hearing are important to health and quality of life. Poor ear health and hearing loss can have an impact on many aspects of our lives, including education, employment and wellbeing.