Publications

This flyer gives aged care providers information about how they can be verified on My Aged Care for the specialist care they offer to older people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences.

This flyer gives aged care providers information about the free aged care translation service, which they can use to produce translated versions of print and digital materials in different languages, as well as ‘Easy Read’ or ‘Easy English’ translation.

This flyer gives aged care providers information about how they can access TIS National free of charge for phone interpreting, in-person interpreting and video interpreting, which enables communication with older people in different languages.

This flyer gives aged care providers information about free training and resources to help them care for older people with diverse backgrounds and life experience in a way that is respectful, safe and culturally appropriate.

An information booklet for students considering accepting a place in the Bonded Medical Program.

This user guide supports users of the Bonded Return of Service System (BRoSS), through every stage of the Program.

Participants in the Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship (MRBS) Scheme and Bonded Medical Places (BMP) Scheme can use this form to let us know they are interested in opting in to the Bonded Medical Program.

This document shows an example of a completed Commonwealth statutory declaration form. Participants in our bonded medical schemes can use this example to help them fill in a statutory declaration about their return of service obligations.

Existing participants of the Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship Scheme and Bonded Medical Places Scheme who want to opt in to the Bonded Medical Program should complete the relevant form and email it to us with their request to opt in.

This presentation was delivered at the 27 July 2021 Bonded Medical Program –Update Webinar: July 2021. The presentation includes frequently asked questions and answers.

For the purposes of section 19(2) of the Health Insurance (Bonded Medical Program) Rule 2020, the Department of Health has, on 30 June 2022, published a notice that the elements of the Department’s web portal required for a bonded participant to comply with each relevant provision are functional.

An information booklet for participants of the Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship Scheme or Bonded Medical Places Scheme considering opting in to the Bonded Medical Program.

The Bonded Return of Service System (BRoSS) is the Department of Health (Health) online system which will assist Bonded Participants to plan, monitor and manage their obligations under the Bonded Medical Program.

The statutory Bonded Medical Program came into effect on 1 January 2020. Since then, any students that have accepted a bonded place in a course of study in medicine have entered the Bonded Medical Program.

The Bonded Medical Program provides a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) in a medical course at an Australian university, in return for a commitment to work in eligible regional, rural or remote areas for a specified period.

This fact sheet outlines key obligations for former Bonded Medical Places Scheme participants. It summarises the conditions of participation and the consequences of a breach of condition.

This fact sheet outlines key obligations for former MRBS Scheme participants. It summarises the conditions of participation and the consequences of a breach of condition.

Frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the Bonded Medical Program. These FAQs have been informed by the Department’s Bonded Medical Program – Program Update Webinars of 6 July 2021 and 27 July 2021.

This presentation was delivered at the 27 July 2021 Bonded Medical Program – program update webinar. The presentation includes frequently asked questions and answers.

This resources order form is available to aged care providers, community organisations and individuals.

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

This resource helps aged care providers to consider the diverse characteristics and life experiences of older people. You can use this template to create a diversity plan that is tailored to the needs of your organisation and the people you provide services to.

This 2019 plan sets out the actions the Government will take to support the Aged Care Diversity Framework.

This guide helps older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to express their needs when speaking with aged care providers. It can also help people working in aged care to better understand the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

This guide helps lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, and intersex (LGBTI) elders to express their needs when speaking with aged care providers. It can also help people working in aged care to better understand LGBTI needs.