Publications

This table provides COVID-19 vaccination rates of aged care residents by facility across Australia over the past 12 months, using data from the Australian Immunisation Register.

This document outlines the governance of Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Missions, from development through to implementation. This includes the roles and responsibilities of the Expert Advisory Panels (EAPs) established to provide advice to the Minister for Health on MRFF Missions.

This table provides influenza vaccination rates of aged care residents by facility across Australia using data from the Australian Immunisation Register.

This snapshot provides information on the financial performance of the Australian aged care sector from 1 January to 31 March 2025. It includes analysis of residential care and home care.

This communique outlines the outcomes from the ninth meeting of the council on 14 August 2025.

This toolkit provides information and materials to help peak bodies, advocacy organisations and community groups inform older people, their families and carers about the new Aged Care Act (the new Act).

This document contains annual statistics about the use of Medicare by Modified Monash Model locations, from 2009–10 to 2024-25.

This document contains annual statistics about the use of Medicare by state and territory from 2009–10 to 2024–25.

This toolkit provides information and materials to help providers communicate with workers, older people, their families and carers about the new Aged Care Act (the new Act). It includes a supporting infographic and animation that illustrates how the different parts of the new Act fit together.

This resource brings together all the key information on using electronic National Residential Medication Charts which have Electronic Prescribing (eP) capability.

Slides from the webinar: Support at Home program update for older people, families and carers

This document contains frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the work on electronic prescribing.

A checklist to assist in-home aged care providers on service agreements for the Support at Home program.

This presentation contains the slides presented at the Digital Transformation Tech Talk webinar for aged care and IT professionals on 31 July 2025.

The First Nations Health Governance Group (FNHGG) met in July 2025. This document provides a record of the meeting.

This policy describes how personal information and related data contained in electronic prescriptions is collected, used and disclosed.

The Electronic Prescriptions Security and Access Policy describes how health care provider organisations must manage the security and integrity of their software, to make sure they dispense electronic prescriptions securely.

This policy outlines the privacy responsibilities of non-government organisations involved in the electronic prescribing process.

The Electronic Prescribing Active Script List (ASL) Privacy Framework describes the privacy, identity and consent processes that relate to release 1 & 2 of the implementation of Active Script.

A graphic designed example of a 12-month period where a patient is receiving the bundle of care for the incentive.

The Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) Agreement Oversight Forum (AOF) is an oversight committee, with members representing the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.

An overview of the AGPT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Salary Support Program for 2024 is available for download.

An indexed list of files created or updated by Health in the past 12 months as required by Senate Order 12 – Indexed lists of departmental and agency files.

To further improve the transparency of Home Care Package pricing for senior Australians, their families and carers, the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing publishes national median prices for common home care services, care management and package management. This data is updated quarterly.

This communique summarises the meeting of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Review Implementation Advisory Group held on 21 March 2025.