Publications

An information kit to help you engage with your patients about MyMedicare and answer questions they may have.

The First Nations Health Funding Transition Advisory Group met on 13 June 2024. This document provides a record of the meeting.

This is the presentation slides from the aged care vaccinations and outbreak preparedness webinar held on Thursday 20 June 2024.

This cost recovery implementation statement describes how the Department of Health and Aged Care recovers the costs of administering the Prescribed List from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

This publication provides key information from the 11th meeting of the Allied Health Industry Reference Group, which was open to all allied health professional associations. The publication includes major topics that were covered, points of discussion, and actions that the Department has agreed to.

This document supports My Aged Care provider specialisation verification by giving aged care providers information about what questions they will need to answer and what evidence they will need to provide to support their specialisation verification application.

Webinar slides for the Delivering high quality, person-centred palliative care in aged care webinar on Tuesday, June 25 June 2024.

This communique summarises the meeting of the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Communities Health Advisory Group, held on 19 June 2024.

Natural Therapies Review Expert Advisory Panel (NTREAP) meeting outcomes for 7 June 2024 meeting.

This infographic shows the number of flu (influenza) vaccinations reported to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) during 2021–2024, since 1 March.

This table provides influenza vaccination rates of aged care residents by facility across Australia from the start of the calendar year, using data from the Australian Immunisation Register.

This is the third Annual Report for the monitoring and evaluation of the National Stillbirth Action and Implementation Plan (Stillbirth Action Plan). The report looks at the implementation of tasks in the Stillbirth Action Plan that contribute to the overarching goals.

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.

An update from the Council of Elders after their meetings on 22 May and 23 May 2024.

This table provides COVID-19 vaccination rates of aged care residents by facility across Australia over the past 12 month, using data from the Australian Immunisation Register.

This snapshot provides information on the financial performance of the Australian aged care sector from 1 October to 31 December 2023. It includes analysis of residential care and home care.

This fact sheet answers frequently asked questions about the National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines for residential aged care providers and staff.

The meeting of the National Aged Care Advisory Council was held on 16 May 2024.

The National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines provide a comprehensive, evidence-based resource to guide accommodation design to support the delivery of high quality, safe, respectful and dignified care for older people living in residential aged care accommodation.

This fact sheet answers frequently asked questions about the National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines for older people, their families and carers.

This fact sheet answers frequently asked questions about the National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines for architects and the design community.

These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to coronavirus (COVID-19). They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

This document provides a brief, printable overview of the Doctor Stream and what doctors need to do to access payments.

This poster reminds patients to do their cervical screening.

This communique outlines the outcomes from the seventh meeting of the council on 18 June 2024.