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5 April 2024 - This weekly report provides a snapshot of data on the impact of COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities nationally. The report includes data on the number of services impacted and number of staff and resident cases, as well as workforce, testing and PPE provided to affected services.

5 April 2024 - This weekly report provides a snapshot of data on the impact of COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities nationally. The report includes data on the number of services impacted and number of staff and resident cases, as well as workforce, testing and PPE provided to affected services.

14 October 2022 - This document contains the terms of reference for the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission capability review.

15 October 2014 - These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

17 November 2013 - These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to Murray Valley encephalitis virus. They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

20 April 2022 - From 1 January 2022, the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS) case definition for laboratory-confirmed influenza was updated. This technical supplement analyses the impact of this change in case definition and explains how data will be presented in future influenza reports.

18 May 2020 - Professor Tom Calma AO explains why it's important for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to keep up with their medical appointments during the coronavirus outbreak.

7 November 2024 - This independent evaluation report by Healthcare Management Advisors (HMA), commissioned by the Department, assesses the effectiveness of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Lead role in residential aged care. The final evaluation report consists of both the main report and a technical paper.

7 November 2024 - This Technical Paper accompanies the independent evaluation report by Healthcare Management Advisors (HMA), commissioned by the Department of Health and Aged Care (Department) to assess the effectiveness of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Lead role in residential aged care.

5 November 2024 - This report includes findings from the review of the Water and Snow Safety Program (WSSP) and the Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) Training Measure. The review investigated the appropriateness, effectiveness, and efficiency of the WSSP and SLSA training measure from 2020–21 to 2023–24.