Publications

Allen + Clarke Consulting evaluated the current after-hours primary care landscape, the need for primary care services in after-hours periods, and successful models of after hours service provision. The evaluation supported the After Hours Review.

The After Hours Review helps identify ways to improve equitable and sustainable access to after-hours primary care.

The final report from the Expert Advisory Panel overseeing the Review of General Practice Incentives. This includes the Panel’s recommendations to Government and proposed new funding architecture for primary care practices.

KPMG’s retrospective review, looking at the effectiveness and impact of the current Practice Incentives Program and Workforce Incentive Program.

A literature review by University of New South Wales, analysing research on international blended funding models in primary care.

This review examined how effective our current health workforce ‘distribution levers’ are. These levers consist of policies and geographic classifications that are intended to distribute health workforce across areas that need them most. Read the report and its appendices.

This fact sheet provides information for residential aged care workers about care minutes targets and how they can be delivered. It also answers common questions workers may have about care minutes.

This campaign will be supported by information and resources to help older people and their support networks to access Star Ratings and commence their aged care journey.

Use these First Nations social media tiles to promote the changes to vaping in Australia from 1 October 2024.

This document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee report Final report – Hospital funding cuts: the perfect storm:
The demolition of Federal-State health relations 2014-2016.

The Australian Government response to Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee report: Effect of red tape on pharmacy rules – Fourth interim report

This document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee report:
Tobacco Harm Reduction: Report.

The Australian Government response to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee report:
Out-of-pocket costs in Australian healthcare.

The Australian Government response to the Senate Finance and Public Administration Reference Committee report:
Implementation of the National Health Reform Agreement.

This document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Economics References Committee report – Financial and tax practices of for-profit aged care providers.

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 document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee report – Obesity Epidemic in Australia: Final Report.

This document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee report: Effect of red tape on tobacco retail – second interim report.

This document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee report: Australia’s domestic response to the WHO Commission on social determinants of health report – Closing the gap within a generation.

This document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee report: The factors affecting the supply of health services and medical professionals in rural areas.

This document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee report: Fourth interim report—Mental health: a consensus for action.

This document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee report: Sixth interim report – Big health data: Australia's big potential.

This report, and accompanying table, provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 2 September to 15 September 2024.

Download and display this poster about how Star Ratings helps compare quality of care, safety and services across aged care homes.

Download and display this postcard about how Star Ratings helps compare quality of care, safety and services across aged care homes.