Publications

The Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy 2024–2029 outlines the Australian Government’s approach to encouraging innovation and harnessing the power of data and digital to improve care and wellbeing for older people.

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

This poster reminds patients to do their breast screening.

This document contains the terms of reference for the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth).

This document sets out the strategic priorities of enHealth for the period 2024 to 2027.

This document sets out the plan of action to achieve the priorities in the enHealth Strategic Plan (2024-27).

This guide will help Hearing Services Program providers to understand the audit process.

This guide will help Hearing Services Program providers to understand the claims review process.

Find out how to submit a claim for payment in the portal.

This Action Plan underpins the Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy, outlining how we will deliver strategy outcomes. Actions are presented under each priority and outcome, which will collectively achieve the strategy’s vision.

The consultation summary includes key themes from feedback on the draft Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy. The Department of Health and Aged Care undertook extensive consultation on the draft Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy from October 2022 to November 2023.

This report on Key Performance Measures for the Seventh Community Pharmacy (7CPA) covers the periods: 1 July – 31 December 2022, 1 January – 30 June 2023 and 1 July- 31 December 2023.

Signed by the Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Hon Mark Butler MP, this instrument details the number of flexible and residential aged care places available in 2023–24 and 2024–25. There were no MPS allocations rounds in 2023–24. We finalised the allocations round for 2024–25 in January 2025.

This resource provides easy-to-read information on common reactions that may occur after vaccinations.

These guidelines outline how private hospitals can apply for second-tier default benefits eligibility and the assessment criteria. It also explains how we administer eligibility.

This form is for private hospitals to apply for second-tier default benefits eligibility.

This schedule card provides recommended vaccines and schedule points under the National Immunisation Program from 1 July 2024.

This framework is for is for aged care needs assessors. It guides assessors on the principles of high quality assessments to support the client experience.

Use this form to apply for an exemption from capital sensitivity where there are unforeseen delays to replace/upgrade diagnostic imaging equipment.

This flyer outlines the role of the Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme in supporting volunteers and recipients.

This fact sheet answers frequently asked questions about the Supports for Providers of Aged Care: Expertise Directory (SPACED) tool.

The program aims to increase the number of highly skilled RGs and GPs in rural areas who can supervise other doctors in attaining specialist skills, creating a robust rural training network and ensuring rural communities have access to RGs and GPs with the right skills, in the right place.

This infographic shows the number of flu (influenza) vaccinations reported to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) during 2021–2024, since 1 March.

This document provides answers to the questions raised during the Aged care COVID-19 outbreak support webinar on 7 March 2024.

This update provides a summary of changes to the Aged Care Gateway and Government Provider Management System (GPMS) from 19 February 2024.