Publications

This presentation, delivered on 1 December 2022, contains an update to Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

This data file contains statistical data about Australia's COVID-19 vaccinations.

This report provides a quarterly account of progress against the targets and indicators in the National strategic approach for responding to rising rates of syphilis in Australia 2021 and National syphilis surveillance and monitoring plan.

These reports list the percentage of people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 by local government area (LGA).

This infographic issued on 2 December 2022 provides a weekly traffic light report of the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation across Australia.

This report, and accompanying table, provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 31 October to 13 November 2022.

This document works to assist those managing aid workers who are departing from or returning to Australia from an area affected by a Listed Human Disease (LHD).

These guidelines are for state and territory governments (as the approved providers of transition care) and service providers. The guidelines explain how services should be provided, the responsibilities of approved providers and the aged care principles that govern the program.

An overview of the types of restrictive practices including, chemical restraint, environmental restraint, mechanical restraint, physical restraint and seclusion.

This report presents the findings of the consultation and design process to streamline and expand the Rural Procedural Grants Program (RPGP) and the Practice Incentives Program (PIP) Procedural GP Payment.

This document answers qustions on the consent requirements for the use of restrictive practices in residential aged care.

This plan provides jurisdictions with the flexibility to implement actions tailored to local contexts.

The National Stillbirth Action and Implementation Plan focuses on reducing stillbirths experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, some culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women, women living in remote areas, women under 20 and women who have had a previous stillbirth.

This report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997 (the Act) meets the requirement of section 63–2 of the Act that the Minister present to Parliament a report on the operation of the Act for each financial year. This report shows the operation of the Act during 2021–22.

This presentation contains the slides presented at the upcoming changes to specialisation verification webinar held on 11 October 2022. The webinar provided an update on upcoming application process improvements and the benefits for older people and providers in verifying specialisation claims.

This statement describes how the Department of Health recovers the costs of administering the National Joint Replacement Registry.

This statement describes how the Department of Health recovers the costs of administering the Prostheses List.

This alert contains updates for disability service providers about the COVID-19 vaccination rollout.

This report shows the monthly growth in ACFI subsidies compared to estimates for September 2022.

This annual report covers the commissioner’s activities from 1 July 2021 to 31 June 2022.

The Food and Nutrition Report 2021–2022 details reporting outcomes and trend analysis from the 2021 Basic Daily Fee (BDF) Supplement in Residential Aged Care. This report is the second and final report of the series using the BDF and captures reporting outcomes across the full 2021–22 financial year

These explanatory notes detail the quarterly reporting requirements for food and nutrition.

This fact sheet includes the heading and statement for each Guiding Principle. A selection of Key tasks are also included for the RACF, the healthcare workforce, and/ or the individual, their carer and/or family to action.

This User Guide: Role of a Medication Advisory Committee (User Guide) is a ‘supplement’ to the Guiding Principles for Medication Management in Residential Aged Care Facilities.

This Glossary for the Guiding Principles and User Guide contains terms, and if appropriate, definitions from external sources, that have been adapted to support and fit the context of the Guiding principles documents and User Guide: Role of a Medication Advisory Committee.