Publications

This document summarises the discussion and outcomes of the Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) meeting held on 25 July 2024.

This document summarises the discussion and outcomes of the third Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) meeting held on 25 July 2024

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 review examined how effective our current health workforce ‘distribution levers’ are. These levers consist of policies and geographic classifications that are intended to distribute health workforce across areas that need them most. Read the report and its appendices.

The After Hours Review helps identify ways to improve equitable and sustainable access to after-hours primary care.

First Peoples Health Consulting undertook culturally-safe stakeholder engagement with First Nations people to support the After Hours Review.

Allen + Clarke Consulting evaluated the current after-hours primary care landscape, the need for primary care services in after-hours periods, and successful models of after hours service provision. The evaluation supported the After Hours Review.

This fact sheet provides information for residential aged care workers about care minutes targets and how they can be delivered. It also answers common questions workers may have about care minutes.

This fact sheet helps older persons, their families and carers understand the care minutes requirement for residential aged care.

A literature review by University of New South Wales, analysing research on international blended funding models in primary care.

KPMG’s retrospective review, looking at the effectiveness and impact of the current Practice Incentives Program and Workforce Incentive Program.

The final report from the Expert Advisory Panel overseeing the Review of General Practice Incentives. This includes the Panel’s recommendations to Government and proposed new funding architecture for primary care practices.

This certification statement, signed by Secretary Blair Comley on 30 September 2024, certifies that the Star Ratings campaign complies with relevant guidelines and policies.

Information on how the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) supports health and medical research in regional, rural and remote communities.

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 document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee report: Sixth interim report – Big health data: Australia's big potential.

This document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee report: Fourth interim report—Mental health: a consensus for action.

This document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee report: The factors affecting the supply of health services and medical professionals in rural areas.

This document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee report: Australia’s domestic response to the WHO Commission on social determinants of health report – Closing the gap within a generation.

This document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee report – Obesity Epidemic in Australia: Final Report.

This document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee report: Effect of red tape on tobacco retail – second interim report.

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.

This document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Economics References Committee report – Financial and tax practices of for-profit aged care providers.

This fact sheet contains information for parents and carers in First Nations communities on the changes to vaping in Australia from 1 October 2024.

This fact sheet contains information for First Nations communities on the changes to vaping in Australia from 1 October 2024.