Our work

The Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme (PHMSS) assists entry-level First Nations students to complete their studies and join the health workforce. The Scheme is managed by Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA).

The QAAMS program provides rapid, on-site diabetes testing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in rural and remote locations. These tests provide a result in 6 minutes, meaning patients can receive their results during the same appointment.

QuoCCA helps local health professionals provide palliative care to children and their families and carers by improving access to training and raising community awareness of palliative care for paediatric patients.

The QUDTP program supports the quality use of medicines and medical tests for health professionals and patients in Australia.

The Radiation Oncology Health Program Grants Scheme helps public and private radiation oncology providers in areas of greatest need to purchase eligible radiation therapy equipment.

The Rapid Applied Research Translation initiative will provide $230 million over 10 years from 2024–25 to support the translation of evidence (through research) into clinical practice.

Rare Cancers, Rare Diseases and Unmet Need Clinical Trials has been consolidated into the Clinical Trials Activity initiative under the MRFF 10-year Investment Plan.

The Reducing Health Inequities Mission is investing $150 million for research to address inequities in health outcomes. This funding will improve access to quality health services by priority populations.

We are reducing the benefits paid for some Prescribed List devices and products to better align with prices paid in the public sector.

Health ministers in Australia asked the National Health Practitioner Ombudsman to review the process for accrediting specialist medical college training sites. Learn more about the resulting reform that’s in progress.

We are developing a regional, rural and remote (RRR) aged care policy framework and workplan to ensure older people can access safe and quality aged care services regardless of where they live.

We help the aged care sector to grow the home care workforce with targeted support for providers to recruit and retain home care workers in regional, rural and remote locations.

This program provides free Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines to patients of Aboriginal health services in remote areas. It operates under section 100 of the National Health Act 1953.

The Remote Northern Territory Locum Program funds health professionals to practise in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory for short-term paid placements of 3 to 12 weeks.

The Remote Vocational Training Scheme delivers structured distance education and supervision to doctors while they provide general medical services in a remote or isolated community. The 4-year program meets the requirements for fellowship of both ACRRM and RACGP.

The Research Data Infrastructure initiative will provide $100 million over 10 years from 2024–25. It will fund the creation or extension of national research data infrastructure with a focus on data registries, biobanks and data linkage platforms to support Australian medical research.

The Researcher Exchange and Development within Industry initiative was an initiative under the Medical Research Future. It funded industry placements, mentoring and exchange programs for researchers.

Residential aged care is for older people who can no longer live independently at home. The Australian Government funds residential aged care to make it more affordable and accessible.

These programs help to minimise adverse medicine events for people living in approved Australian Government-funded aged care facilities. Pharmacists visit patients in facilities to identify, resolve, and prevent medication-related problems.

The experiences of older people living in aged care provide important insights into the quality of services they access. The Residents’ Experience Survey (formerly known as the Consumer Experience Interviews) enables aged care residents to tell us about the quality of their aged care.

The Review of Auslan Interpreting Services in Primary Care recommends ways to improve primary care provider’s Deaf awareness and ability to work with Auslan interpreters. It will help improve Deaf people’s experience of primary care.

We commissioned a review of sector funding arrangements and service provider capability for First Nations mental health and suicide prevention services and the Integrated Team Care program.

The independent Review of General Practice Incentives looked at whether the Practice Incentives Program and Workforce Incentive Program are effective and fit for purpose. The panel’s final report has been delivered to government for consideration.

Learn about how the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Advisory Committee (MRAC) is reviewing long-acting reversible contraceptive MBS items.