Publications

These guiding principles aim to promote the quality use of medicines and medication management in the community. They support health and community care service providers supporting older people to manage their medicines in their home and in the community.

These guiding principles aim to promote the quality use of medicines when patients move between different health care settings and health care providers.

These guiding principles promote the safe, quality use of medicines and medication management in your aged care home. They are based on evidence and advice from experts, providers and users of medicines in health and aged care services.

This document summarises the discussion and outcomes of the Digital Transformation Sector Partners meeting on 25 November 2022.

This presentation contains the slides presented at the Digital Transformation Sector Partners meeting on 25 November 2022.

This communique summarises the fifth meeting of the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce, held on 25 November 2022.

Epidemiology, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Queensland Tick Typhus.

Epidemiology, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Q Fever.

Epidemiology, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Flinders Island spotted fever.

Epidemiology, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Australian spotted fever.

Epidemiology, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme Disease.

Strategies to prevent tick bites in people/pets.

Symptoms, features and treatment of tick anaphylaxis.

Symptoms, causes, risk factors and prevention of tick paralysis.

Tick biology and tick-borne diseases.

Strategies to administer first aid for tick bites.

We provided updates on the COVID-19 vaccination rollout for people with disability and disability support workers.

This infographic issued on 25 November 2022 provides a weekly traffic light report of the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation across Australia.

This presentation, delivered on 24 November 2022, contains an update to Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

This data file contains statistical data about Australia's COVID-19 vaccinations.

These reports delivered weekly on Mondays, list the percentage of people aged between 5-11 years old who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 by local government area (LGA).

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.

The Australian Public Service (APS) employee census is conducted annually and collects information on attitudes and opinions of APS employees. This highlights report presents results for the Department of Health and Aged Care.

This report, and accompanying table, provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 17 to 30 October 2022.

This fact sheet is designed to support pharmacists. It summarises your responsibilities when supplying medicines and claiming items under the PBS.