Publications

An overview of how 60-day prescriptions will work in Residential Aged Care Homes (RACH), their supplying pharmacies and residents.

This kit provides information to pharmacists about changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines with increased dispensing quantities (60-day dispensing).

This kit provides information to prescribers about changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines with increased dispensing quantities (60-day dispensing).

This document details Frequently Asked Questions regarding 60-Day Dispensing.

This certification statement, signed by Secretary Blair Comley on 26 September 2023, certifies that the Cheaper Medicines campaign complies with relevant guidelines and policies.

This page lists the medical devices and human tissue products private health insurers must pay benefits for to the patients who have appropriate insurance policies. The latest version of the Prescribed List is effective from 1 July 2023.

Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods Review Reference Committee agenda for the 23rd meeting on 22 September 2023.

Researchers can use these concordance files for Commonwealth Electoral Divisions (2021) to Primary Health Networks 2017 to undertake geospatial and data analysis.

Researchers can use these concordance files for Postal Areas to Primary Health Networks to undertake geospatial and data analysis.

Researchers can use these concordance files for Local Government Areas to Primary Health Networks to undertake geospatial and data analysis.

Researchers can use these concordance files for Australian Statistical Geography Standards (ASGS) Statistical Area Level 3 to Primary Health Networks to undertake geospatial and data analysis.

Researchers can use these concordance files for Australian Statistical Geography Standards (ASGS) Statistical Area Level 2 to Primary Health Networks to undertake geospatial and data analysis.

Researchers can use these concordance files for Australian Statistical Geography Standards (ASGS) Statistical Area Level 1 to Primary Health Networks to undertake geospatial and data analysis.

This document provides information on facility level 24/7 registered nurse coverage in residential aged care across Australia.

This communique is a summary of the Social and Emotional Wellbeing Policy Partnership meeting on 3 August 2023.

Use this form to submit a request for consideration of a specific medicine for inclusion in the List of Excluded Medicinal Items (LEMI) or List of Medicines for Brand Consideration (LMBC).

This List of Medicines for Brand Consideration includes medicines prescribers should consider prescribing by brand name, in addition to active ingredient name, if the inclusion of brand name is necessary for safe selection, or the clinical treatment of their patients.

This List of Excluded Medicinal Items (LEMI) contains medicines which have been excluded from the legal requirements of active ingredient prescribing. Clinical software systems will default to brand name only for items on the LEMI.

An FAQ style document that provides additional guidance to Residential Aged Care providers to assist with reporting QI data via the new GPMS - QI application.

The Minister for Health and Aged Care must declare a facility to be a hospital under section 121–5(6) of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007. View the current list of declared hospitals.

This guideline can help you to substantiate Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) services that you have claimed or that have been claimed through your provider number. You must also show that consent to dental services and costs has been obtained and recorded.

This document provides Hearing Services Program statistics for 2021–22, on clients, vouchers, devices and service providers.

This communique summarises the introductory meeting of the Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) held on 26 November 2021.

This infographic shows the number of flu (influenza) vaccinations reported to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) during the 2020-2023, since 1 March.

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.