Publications

This is the presentation from the National Health and Medical Research Strategy Chair Webinar 3 on 1 September 2025.

These guidelines contain an overview of the Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) and information relating to the WIP - Doctor Stream.

This policy outlines the role, obligations, and expected practices of aged care providers and their workforce when engaging with registered supporters.

This is a glossary of key terms used in the registered supporter policy library.

This fact sheet provides information for non-specialised metropolitan residential aged care providers on upcoming changes to care minutes funding.

Residential aged care providers must calculate and deliver care minutes targets for their services. This tool can help providers perform this calculation.

This estimator will help non-specialised metropolitan residential aged care homes estimate how much care minutes supplement they could receive from April 2026 based on care minutes performance.

Health Ministers met in Perth today to discuss several health system reform priorities

The guide provides information to approved providers on the AN-ACC funding model in relation to specialised status.

This guide provides information for approved residential care providers on the AN-ACC funding model. It sets out how to receive AN-ACC subsidies, including relevant compliance requirements that may apply.

This report presents the findings from the Independent Review of Complexity in the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for health practitioners.

This presentation contains the slides presented at the Digital Transformation Tech Talk webinar for aged care and IT professionals on 3 September 2025.

This guidance supports aged care providers, including those in rural and remote communities, as they prepare for the transition to Support at Home. It includes information on meeting your responsibilities in a culturally meaningful way.

This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

This table provides influenza vaccination rates of aged care residents by facility across Australia using data from the Australian Immunisation Register.

This policy outlines the legal framework for registered supporters and explores the broader concept of supported decision-making in aged care.

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.

These guides provide information about the mandatory care minutes and 24/7 registered nurse responsibilities. Learn more about each responsibility, including delivery of care minutes and registered nurse coverage and reporting obligations.

This weekly report provides a snapshot of data on the impact of COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities nationally in 2025. It includes data on the number of services impacted and number of staff and resident cases, as well as workforce, vaccine rollout, testing and PPE provided to services.

This is a double-sided A4 printable resource which summarises what rights older people have when accessing aged care services. Providers can use this resource in welcome packs for older people accessing their services.

This is a double-sided A3 poster which summarises what rights older people have when accessing aged care services. Providers can pin it up around their organisation, such as resident common areas, staff break rooms and bulletin boards.

From 1 November 2025, the Australian Government is making changes to the Better Access initiative.

This report lists all the currently accredited BreastScreen Australia services by state and territory.

The Minister for Health and Aged Care 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 open letter from the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors, Sam Rae MP outlines the available education and training resources to help workers prepare for the new Act.