Publications

Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods Review Reference Committee agenda for the 8th meeting on 14 April 2023.

A update from the Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods review Reference Committee following their meeting on 24 March 2023 and 6 April 2023.

An update on eligibility changes to the Continence Aids Payment Scheme and what your organisation needs to do.

The meeting of the National Aged Care Advisory Council was held on 20 February 2023.

The meeting of the National Aged Care Advisory Council was held on 29 March 2023.

This document provides monthly Hearing Services Program statistics for March 2023, on clients, vouchers, devices and service providers.

The Industry Guide to Voluntary Serving Size Reduction helps food companies to set appropriate serving sizes for food and beverages. The guide outlines voluntary maximum serving size recommendations for 11 discretionary food and beverage categories.

This document provides the background and rationale for the development of the Industry Guide to Voluntary Serving Size Reduction.

This report provides a provides a summary and analysis of the public consultation (open for 6 weeks, from 24 July 2021 through to 4 August 2021) and additional targeted consultation conducted on the Sweetened Beverages and Cakes categories (November 2021).

This document outlines the food categories included in the Industry Guide to Voluntary Serving Size Reduction, the (maximum) recommended serving size for each category, and which food products within those categories are included.

This report is of gifts given to officers of the Department of Health that are valued over $100, as at 31 March 2023.

This statement sets out the Australian Government’s expectations for the National Rural Health Commissioner during the stated time period.

Hearing Services Program providers can adapt this template letter when advising clients that they are selling their business.

Hearing Services Program providers can adapt this template letter when advising clients that they are closing their business.

This infographic issued on 14 April 2023 provides a weekly traffic light report of the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation across Australia.

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 presentation contains the slides presented at the New residential aged care quality indicators webinar on 23 March 2023.

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

This real-time schedule lists all fully subsidised hearing devices approved under the program.

This real-time schedule lists all partially subsidised hearing devices approved under the program.

To be used in documents related to the Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods Review (HTA Review) words and phrases are to be interpreted as follows (unless otherwise specified).

An overview of the planned consultation activities for the Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods Review.

A workplan for the Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods Review.

This guide explains how to interpret client wait time information for Home Care Packages in the My Aged Care Service and Support portal.

This guide explains how to manage referrals for service in the My Aged Care Service and Support Portal.