Publications

This GPMS user guide provides approved providers an overview of how to manage their organisational details held by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing in the GPMS portal. 

This update provides a summary of changes to the Government Provider Management System (GPMS) from 21 October 2024.

This document explains how the new regulatory model under the new Aged Care Act will change the way aged care services are delivered and regulated.

The Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, the Hon Bill Shorten MP, has released a Ministerial Statement on proposed consultation for new NDIS rules and legislative instruments.

GPMS has streamlined the way approved providers update their information. Maintaining your details within the Manage Your Organisation tile enables up to date information to be shared between the aged care and healthcare systems to improve the efficiency and quality of care to older Australians.

This evaluation focuses on the Prostheses List reforms, which are running from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2025. Evaluation of these reforms will determine whether the reform program is being implemented as intended.

This document shows how much we spent in 2023-24 on stoma appliances and products under the Stoma Appliance Scheme.

This document shows how much we spent in 2022-23 on stoma appliances and products under the Stoma Appliance Scheme.

The annual report covers the commissioner’s activities from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

This communique summarises the meeting of LGBTIQA+ Health and Wellbeing 10-year National Action Plan Expert Advisory Group (EAG) on 18 October 2024

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.

The Disability Services and Inclusion Act 2023 (the DSI Act) allows the Commonwealth to fund eligible activities.

The Disability Services and Inclusion Act 2023 (the DSI Act) commenced on 1 January 2024. It repealed and replaced the Disability Services Act 1986 (DSA).

This is the government response to the final report on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention report.

This is the government response to the interim report on Inquiry into childhood rheumatic diseases.

We encourage you to use the resources in this kit and share them with people in your community.

This Easy Read fact sheet tells you about what vaccines are and how they stop children from getting sick.

This Easy Read fact sheet tells you about why vaccines are important to give to children to help keep everyone safe from serious disease.

This Easy Read fact sheet tells you where to get the best information about vaccines for children, and help you get ready for your vaccine appointment.

This Easy Read fact sheet tells you how to get vaccines for your child and how to get your child’s information ready for the appointment.

This Easy Read fact sheet tells you about the side effects your child might get from a vaccine and what you can do to help make them feel better.

This Easy Read fact sheet tells you about the vaccines your child should get to keep them safe from serious disease.

This Easy Read fact sheet tells us about how vaccines we give to children are tested to help keep them safe.

This Easy Read fact sheet tells us about how vaccines we give to children are safe and how children can get multiple vaccines in the same appointment.

This fact sheet provides information on testing and referring patients with suspected mpox (monkeypox), including how to safely and correctly collect and transport specimens. It is for physicians and should be used alongside the Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN) mpox guidance documents.