Publications

The Minister for Health and Ageing must declare a facility to be a hospital under section 121–5(6) of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007. View the current list of declared hospitals.

This guide provides information for contracted hearing service providers regarding their obligations when managing relocations of clients under the Australian Government Hearing Services Program.

Quarterly Financial Reporting frequently asked questions for aged care providers to use as a guide when collating their financial information.

A Quarterly Financial Reporting non-uploadable template for aged care providers to use as a guide when collating their financial information.

Quarterly Financial Report data definitions for aged care providers to refer to when completing their QFR submissions each quarter.

This chart shows the structure of the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing including our divisions, branches, statutory office holders and high priority taskforces.

Quarterly Financial Report frequently asked questions for residential aged care providers to use as a guide when collating their labour costs and hours financial information.

Complete this application form to submit a compensation claim under the CDDA Scheme.

The final report presents the findings and recommendations from the department’s review of the remoteness classification system for aged care, known as the Modified Monash Model (MMM).

This table provides COVID-19 vaccination rates of aged care residents by facility across Australia over the past 12 months, using data from the Australian Immunisation Register.

This AskMBS advisory provides Q&A guidance on allied mental health services, covering bulk billing, Better Access, referrals, telehealth, and eating disorder treatment to support the correct use of MBS items.

This report outlines a review of the scientific evidence and provides recommendations for Australia’s 24-hour movement guidelines for adults aged (18 to 64 years) and older adults (65+ years). Recommendations are also provided for adults with disability and chronic conditions.

These guidelines provide information and advice for pregnant women about how much physical activity they should do each day, and about reducing the time they spend being inactive.

This poster provides a summary of the Australian guidelines for physical activity during pregnancy.

More than half of Australian adults are not active enough. This brochure outlines the 24-hour movement guidelines for adults, older adults, people with disability and people with chronic conditions and provides ideas on what you can do to be active every day.

Read the Australian Government's response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport Report: Issues Paper relating to the health impacts of alcohol and other drugs in Australia.

This document contains a list of all applicants that have been allocated grants through the Aged Care Capital Assistance Program Critical Infrastructure Projects grant opportunity, including Organisation, Service, Grant amount and location.

This document lists the successful organisations funded for the 2025–26 Individual and Family Capacity Building (IFCB) grant opportunity.

This document lists the successful organisations funded for the 2025–26 Information, Advice and Referral (IAR) grant opportunity.

This Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) describes how the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (the Department) recovers the costs of administering the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry (AOANJRR).

Read the Australian Government's response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs report: Inquiry into the recognition of unpaid carers.

Infographic showing a patient journey through the Better Access initiative, including an example patient–practitioner pathway and referral requirements for GPs, Prescribed Medical Practitioners and Allied Health Professionals.

This document contains the slide presentation from the Digital Transformation Sector Partners meeting held on 5 March 2026.

This fact sheet gives mental health professionals an overview of the Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through the MBS initiative.

This fact sheet provides information about mental health treatment plan templates that can be used to refer patients for treatment under the Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through the MBS initiative.