Publications

Find a Multi-Purpose Service that can deliver aged care services in rural and remote locations. Locations are marked on a map and also available as a list of street addresses within each state and territory.

This document summarises outcomes from the first national virtual workshop with stakeholders on 18 August 2023. It outlines how the Health Policy Analysis Project Team intends to address feedback on the project method.

The National Health and Climate Strategy sets out a whole-of-government plan to address the health and wellbeing impacts of climate change and address the contribution of the health system to climate change. It was released on 3 December 2023.

This Final Thematic Stakeholder Engagement Report analyses responses to the consultation paper from 2 June 2023 to 24 July 2023. These responses informed the development of the National Health and Climate Strategy.

This file upload template is for government-subsidised residential aged care providers to upload QI Program data through the provider portal for multiple services. This template can also be used by a commercial benchmarking company to submit QI Program data on behalf of their clients.

Questions and answers from the Aged Care Funding Reforms Webinar held on 5 September 2023.

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 terms of reference outline the scope of the Expert Advisory Committee's role in the Scope of Practice Review.

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

This 24 month-like review aimed to ensure that the listing of elosulfase alfa for the treatment of MPS IVA on the LSDP remains appropriate. It was considered by the Expert Panel at its October 2022 and February 2023 meetings.

This report presents national secondary student use of alcohol and other substances from the 2022–2023 Australian secondary school students alcohol and drug survey.

This discussion paper outlines legal requirements for assignment of benefit processes. This relates to bulk billing and simplified billing, and highlights opportunities to modernise the assignment of benefit process in both contexts.

This cost recovery implementation statement describes how the Department of Health and Aged Care recovers the costs of administering the Prescribed List of Benefits for Medical Devices and Human Tissue Products.

These documents outline the goals and investment priorities of the Genomics Health Futures Mission. The Genomics Health Futures Mission is a Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) initiative.

Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport report on the inquiry into approval processes for new drugs and novel medical technologies in Australia: The New Frontier – Delivering better health for all Australians.

The Clinical Pathway supports decision-making for general practitioners and other medical professionals for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients presenting with biotoxin-related illnesses.

This document, in Easy Read, summarises the discussion and outcomes of the third Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) meeting held on 20 March 2023.

This document summarises the discussion and outcomes of the third Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) meeting held on 21 August 2023

This document, in Easy Read, summarises the discussion and outcomes of the third Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) meeting held on 21 August 2023.

The National Site of Recognition was dedicated by the Minister for Health and Aged Care, along with thalidomide survivors and their families, on 30 November 2023. This is the program booklet from the ceremony.

This report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997 (the Act) meets the requirement of section 63–2 of the Act that the Minister present to Parliament a report on the operation of the Act for each financial year. This report shows the operation of the Act during 2022–23.

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 document provides information about Nous's effort attribution study to comprehensively review the end-to-end aged care assessment process

This pack provides some useful background and answers to frequently asked questions for organisations that are interested in tendering for the delivery of the single assessment system.

An update from the Psychosocial Project Group following their meeting in November 2023. The group is steering the analysis of unmet need for psychosocial supports outside the National Disability Insurance Scheme.