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My Aged Care – Removal of AUSkey
This fact sheet explains how My Aged Care user should prepare for the phasing out of AUSkey at the end of March 2020.
National Preventive Health Strategy consultation communique – Rural and remote roundtable, December 2019
This document provides a summary of the roundtable held about rural and remote health to support the development of the National Preventive Health Strategy.
Part of a collection: National Preventive Health Strategy consultation workshops resource collectionPolicy and regulatory approach to electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in Australia
All Australian governments are taking a precautionary approach to electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). This document explains the principles that underpin the current policy and regulatory approach to e-cigarettes in Australia and outlines the evidence informing this approach.
Topic 4 — Future directions in health care delivery
This is the fourth literature review to inform the national Independent Review of Nursing Education – Educating the Nurse of the Future. It looks at the future directions in healthcare delivery.
Part of a collection: Educating the Nurse of the Future reports and literature reviewsTopic 3 — Clinical skill development
This is the third literature review to inform the national Independent Review of Nursing Education – Educating the Nurse of the Future. It looks at clinical skill development.
Part of a collection: Educating the Nurse of the Future reports and literature reviewsTopic 2 — Nursing as a career choice
This is the second literature review to inform the national Independent Review of Nursing Education – Educating the Nurse of the Future. It looks at nursing as a career choice.
Part of a collection: Educating the Nurse of the Future reports and literature reviewsTopic 1 — Fit for purpose / work ready / transition to practice
This is the first literature review to inform the national Independent Review of Nursing Education – Educating the Nurse of the Future. It looks at work readiness and transition to practice.
Part of a collection: Educating the Nurse of the Future reports and literature reviews1997, 2001 and 2005 Schemes for the Viability Supplement (Residential Aged Care)
These schemes for the viability supplement apply to some older residential aged care services.
2017 Scheme for the Viability Supplement (Residential Aged Care)
This fact sheet is for residential aged care providers. Follow the steps to work out the number of points for your service under the 2017 scheme, to see whether you're eligible for the viability supplement.
Smallpox Emergency Management Plan
This emergency management plan outlines how we will coordinate a national health response to a deliberate release of smallpox in Australia.
Part of a collection: Emergency management plansLife Saving Drugs Program – Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS VI) – Medicines review protocol
This final protocol describes the methodology reviewers will follow to assess use of Life Saving Drugs Program medicines for MPS VI.
Part of a collection: Life Saving Drugs Program resources – Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS VI)Life Saving Drugs Program – Mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I) – Medicines review protocol
This final protocol describes the methodology reviewers will follow to assess use of Life Saving Drugs Program medicines for MPS I.
Part of a collection: Life Saving Drugs Program resources – Mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I)Indigenous Australians’ Health Programme primary health care funding model – overview and calculation steps
This fact sheet describes the construction of the funding model and each of its calculation steps.
Life Saving Drugs Program – Hereditary tyrosinaemia (type 1) – Medicines review protocol
This final protocol describes the methodology reviewers will follow to assess use of Life Saving Drugs Program medicines for hereditary tyrosinaemia (type 1).
Part of a collection: Life Saving Drugs Program resources – Hereditary tyrosinaemia type 1Quality of Care in Residential Aged Care Facilities
Australian Government response to the House of Representatives’ Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport's Inquiry into the Quality of Care in Residential Aged Care Facilities in Australia.
ACAT Guidance Framework for Home Care Package Level User Guide
This user guide is for Aged Care Assessment Teams (ACAT). It describes and explains how to use the ACAT Guidance Framework.
Part of a collection: My Aged Care – Assessor Portal ResourcesACAT Guidance for Home Care Package High Priority
This guidance is for Aged Care Assessment Teams (ACAT). It informs and supports their decision making when recommending a high priority for a Home Care Package.
Part of a collection: My Aged Care – Assessor Portal ResourcesInformation for Australians who are returning from disaster affected areas
An information sheet about how to deal with the affects of a traumatic event whilst overseas.
Adolescent ‘booster’ dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (dTpa) vaccine - brochure
This brochure provides information about the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (dTpa) vaccine for adolescents.
NTREAP meeting outcomes – 28 November 2019
Natural Therapies Review Expert Advisory Panel (NTREAP) meeting outcomes for 28 November 2019 meeting.
Part of a collection: Natural Therapies Review Expert Advisory Panel – Meeting outcomesNational Preventive Health Strategy Expert Steering Committee communique – November 2019
This document summarises what the National Preventive Health Strategy Expert Steering Committee discussed at its November 2019 meeting.
Part of a collection: National Preventive Health Strategy Expert Steering Committee – CommuniquesMRFF snapshot – Cardiovascular Health Mission
This snapshot shows this Mission at a glance. It includes budgets, early funding priorities and grant timelines, as at November 2019. Researchers and other stakeholders can use it to plan for upcoming opportunities and see how the Mission will be established, expanded and embedded over time.
Part of a collection: MRFF initiatives – implementation plan snapshotsMRFF snapshot – Australian Brain Cancer Mission
This snapshot shows this Mission at a glance. It includes budgets, early funding priorities and grant timelines, as of November 2019. Researchers and other stakeholders can use it to plan for upcoming opportunities and see how the Mission will be established, expanded and embedded over time.
Part of a collection: MRFF initiatives – implementation plan snapshotsMRFF snapshot – Stem Cell Therapies Mission
This snapshot shows this Mission at a glance. It includes budgets, early funding priorities and grant timelines, as at November 2019. Researchers and other stakeholders can use it to plan for upcoming opportunities and see how the Mission will be established, expanded and embedded over time.
Part of a collection: MRFF initiatives – implementation plan snapshotsConsideration of the Financial Impact on Home Care Providers as a Result of Changes in Payment Arrangements
The Aged Care Financing Authority (ACFA) looked at the financial impact of improving payment arrangements in home care. They provided this report to Government on 11 December 2019.