Publications

The Health Portfolio Budget Statements for the 2016 to 2017 financial year outline how the Government has allocated resources to outcomes for all entities within our portfolio.

Australian Government response to the review of medicines and medical devices regulation

This report outlines an analysis of the anaesthesia workforce and the results of updated supply and demand projections, as well as considering capacity and distribution for vocational training into the future. It is part of our series on Australia’s Future Health Workforce.

The Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN) has developed standard case definitions for the diagnosis of key diseases in Australia. This document contains the laboratory case definition for Clostridium perfringens enteritis.

This page contains information on the National Strategic Framework for Rural and Remote Health.

The framework was developed in partnership with states and territories.

This document recognises the commitment by Primary Health Networks (PHNs) and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) to work together to improve access to health services and improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

This document contains the surveillance case definition for hepatitis A, which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

BreastScreen Australia services and State Coordination Units (SCUs) use this form to respond to issues identified in the Survey and Interim Survey Report and NAS Measures that are unmet, unable to be assessed or met with exception. It must be submitted as part of an application for accreditation.

The Public Health and Chronic Disease Grant program started on 1 July 2016. These guidelines outline the types of activities that this program funds, and how they are administered.

The Australian Government based the Australian National Diabetes Strategy 2016–2020 on the framework provided in this report.

This report outlines an analysis of the psychiatry workforce and the results of updated supply and demand projections, as well as considering capacity and distribution for vocational training into the future. It is part of our series on Australia’s Future Health Workforce.

This fact sheet contains the list of security sensitive biological agents (SSBAs) that we regulate in Australia.

This document sets out the principles that proposals had to address when applying for Pharmacy Trial Program grants.

This guideline explains to entities, facilities and individuals their obligations for security sensitive biological agents (SSBAs) occurring in the natural environment. These SSBAs are not intended to be regulated under the SSBA Regulatory Scheme.

These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to psittacosis. They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

The National Oral Health Plan 2015–2024 has 2 national goals. Firstly, to improve the oral health status of Australians by reducing the incidence, prevalence and effects of oral disease. And secondly to reduce inequalities in oral health status across the Australian population.

These guidelines outline how the Primary Health Networks (PHN) program and its funding arrangements work, as well as the responsibilities of funded PHNs.

This Medicare billing assurance charter sets out the principles that support billing activities under Medicare. Your practice should consider adopting this Charter as part of its Medicare billing assurance approach.

This template helps practices develop a Medicare billing assurance manual. The manual can be customised to suit the particular requirements of each practice. It contains examples of policy statements and operational guidance which can create a Medicare billing assurance approach.

This template is intended to assist practices develop a customised Medicare billing assurance manual. It contains examples of policy statements and operational guidance.

Encourage health professionals in your practice to complete this questionnaire after undertaking a Medicare billing assurance review. You can use the responses to track perceptions and attitudes in your practice and identity areas to focus on.

Encourage health professionals in your practice to complete the following questionnaire before undertaking a Medicare billing assurance review of your practice. You can track perceptions and attitudes and identity trends to focus on.

These 10 simple tips will help you establish and maintain an effective administrative record keeping system.

The 5 Steps in the toolkit make up a continuous improvement cycle for your practice’s Medicare billing assurance approach.