Publications

Health Ministers from all Australian governments met on 19 April 2024 to discuss a range of important issues for Australia’s healthcare system.

Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) data was used to help inform the recommendations made within the Medicare Review Advisory Committee post implementation review of Colonoscopy MBS items.

This user guide is intended to guide you through the key steps involved in registering as a user of the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry portal, and using the registry to notify diagnoses of occupationally caused or exacerbated silicosis or other respiratory diseases.

The First Nations Health Funding Transition Advisory Group met on 4 April 2024. This document provides a record of the meeting.

An update on the progress of the Scope of Practice Review from its lead reviewer, Professor Mark Cormack.

An update from the Council of Elders after their meetings on 20 March and 21 March 2024.

The meeting of the National Aged Care Advisory Council was held on 25 March 2024.

This report contains monthly statistics for the Voucher Scheme component of the Hearing Services Program for the 2023–24 financial year through to 31 March 2024.

True or Gammon poster encouraging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to talk with a health worker about getting tested.

True or Gammon poster encouraging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to talk with a health worker about getting tested.

True or Gammon poster encouraging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to talk with a health worker about getting tested

True or Gammon poster encouraging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to talk with a health worker about getting tested.

True or Gammon poster encouraging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to talk with a health worker about getting tested.

This plan provides a national framework for the collection, analysis and reporting of health-related data on COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

This document provides an overview of discussion from the 104th meeting of the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI).

This communique provides a summary of the advisory committee's meeting on 16 April 2024.

This paper proposes options for reform to enable health professionals to work to their full scope of practice and improve primary care. It proposes 8 policy reform options across 3 key themes – Workforce design, development and planning; Legislation and regulation; Funding and payment policy.

This infographic sets out the Healthy Food Partnership Plan for 2023-2027.

The SANE Guided Service is a fully digital service offering for people over 18 who have complex mental health needs, including Autistic people and those living with an Intellectual Disability – their families and carers. The evaluation will assist in developing the service as it continues to evolve.

A case study from Melissa who shares her experience of visiting a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) after her daughter injured her ankle at Netball.

This report provides statistic and data trends on private health insurance reforms by quarter.

This fact sheet provides information on how cognition and mobility is assessed for residential aged care funding.

This document collates questions and answers about various aspects of service delivery that have been asked by Hearing Services Program providers.

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

This report, and accompanying table, provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 04 March 2024 to 17 March 2024.