Publications

This alert contains regular updates for disability service providers about the COVID-19 vaccination rollout.

This toolkit helps health professionals communicate cardiovascular disease risk to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It includes visual guides, resource sheets and materials to guide workshops.

This Industry Code ensures aged care residents are provided the opportunity to receive visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic, while minimising the risk of its introduction to, or spread within, a residential care home.

This report contains the results of the post-market lot-to-lot evaluation of the VivaDiag serological assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2.

Information about the clinical governance requirements and accountabilities for COVID-19 vaccination clinics at residential aged care facilities.

This statement describes how the Department of Health recovers the costs of administering the Prostheses List.

This statement describes how the Department of Health recovers the costs of administering the National Joint Replacement Registry.

A fact sheet about COVID-19 vaccines in Easy Read format.

This fact sheet provides information on each influenza vaccine available under the National Immunisation Program for the 2021 influenza season.

This fact sheet provides clinical advice for vaccination providers on administering influenza vaccines in 2021.

A fact sheet for frontline health workers about mental health support.

Clinical guidance for COVID-19 immunisation providers and program staff.

This decision aid to COVID-19 vaccination is for women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning pregnancy.

This decision aid is to help a person who is frail or very old make an informed decision about getting a COVID-19 vaccine.

This guide aims to support health professionals who are counselling patients with immunocompromise regarding COVID-19 vaccination.

This fact sheet for health professionals provides information and tips on how general practices can encourage their patients to take part in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.

To provide information for consumers on people eligible for a free influenza vaccine through the National Immunisation Program in 2021.

This final report outlines the taskforce’s approach and its key achievements, with continuous review and reform to improve the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS).

This alert contains regular updates for disability service providers about the COVID-19 vaccination rollout.

View the current and previous BIR and MPIR for residential aged care. Find out which rate to use to calculate accommodation payments and contributions and interest amounts.

Guidance for immunisation providers for gaining consent to COVID-19 vaccination, and answers to some frequently asked clinical questions.

This update outlines the issues involved in the delays to the opt in process for the Bonded Medical Program.

This infographic provides a quick view of the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in Australia on 15 January 2021.

As part of measures to support telehealth, Australian governments are now allowing prescriptions based on a digital image. This document sets out the arrangements in each state and territory for image-based prescribing, as at 30 September 2021.

This legal document sets out the conditions that registered Australian health funds must comply with to provide Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) policies.