Publications

These guidelines set out how the Workforce Incentive Program operates. It covers eligibility, how to apply and how payments are calculated.

This fact sheet provides information on the strengthening Medicare – workforce incentive program – rural advanced skills payment.

This document provides doctors and other stakeholders with additional information about the WIP Rural Advanced Skills payment. It answers some frequently asked questions about the payment.

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

This publication provides key information from the tenth 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.

The Comprehensive Health Assessment Program (CHAP) is an evidence-based tool for conducting annual health assessments for people with intellectual disability in Australia. This version of the CHAP is for young people aged 12 to 18 years.

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.

This report provides a quarterly account of progress against the targets and indicators in the National strategic approach for responding to rising rates of syphilis in Australia 2021 and National syphilis surveillance and monitoring plan.

The Intellectual Disability Health Capability Framework aims to equip future health professionals with the required core capabilities to provide quality health care to people with intellectual disability.

This document provides a summary of topics discussed in consultation forums for the National Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Wellbeing Study.

This fact sheet provides information on the Pre-Fellowship Program. This program allows doctors with placements in Distribution Priority Areas to access items on the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS).

This compliance update includes information on the support available, lessons learned from during 2023–24. The focus for compliance in 2024 is listed below. Providers should review their processes to ensure they remain compliant.

There are 4 easy steps to completing a home test kit for bowel cancer. Find out what the kit contains and how to do the test.

Form for volunteer managers and aged care providers to share their stories about engaging volunteers and/or what they love about working as a volunteer manager. Stories focus on the impact volunteers and/or volunteer managers make in aged care to support older people in aged care.

Form for volunteers in aged care to share their stories. Stories focus on celebrating their contributions, sharing their diverse experiences, and inspiring others to volunteer.

Form for anyone with a story about innovations in aged care volunteering. Stories focus on what the innovative approach was, how it helped overcome a challenge or barrier, and how others can learn from this experience or use a similar approach.

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

These guidelines provide information to potential participant doctors and practices and support Rural Workforce Agencies (RWAs) to administer the program.

To further improve the transparency of Home Care Package pricing for senior Australians, their families and carers, we publish national median prices for common home care services, care management and package management. This data is updated quarterly.

To further improve the transparency of Home Care Package pricing for senior Australians, their families and carers, we publish national median prices for common home care services, care management and package management. This data is updated quarterly.

These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to rabies virus and other lyssavirus (including Australian bat lyssavirus). They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

View the presentation slides from the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) Community Transport Pricing Pilot update webinar.

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.

Health Ministers from all Australian governments met on 22 March 2024 to discuss a range of important issues for Australia’s healthcare system.

This communique summarises the meeting of the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Communities Health Advisory Group (Advisory Group), held on 12 March 2024.