Publications

This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

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 list includes details of the 26 billing codes for medicines and related accessories scheduled to be removed from Part D of the Prescribed List effective 1 November 2024.

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.

Learn more about the harms of smoking, how to quit and support options to help you keep at quitting.

Learn more about the harms of vaping, how to quit and support options to help you keep at quitting

The Stage 2 release will contain the draft Rules for Chapter 4 of the Aged Care Act 2024. Chapter 4 is about the funding of aged care services, including subsidies, contributions, means testing, accommodation and grants.

This report provides an independent evaluation of the Eating Disorders Medicare Benefits Schedule items 2024.

This public interest certificate (PIC) relates to the following tender: Service Management and Service Integration and Management Services.

This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 16 September to 29 September 2024.

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

This presentation, delivered on 10 October 2024, contains an update to Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

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

This fact sheets aims to support residential aged care providers and their understanding when it comes to a care time reporting assessments. It contains useful information, resources and contacts.

This form is to help vaccine providers report a vaccine administration error under the COVID-19 Vaccination Program.

Presentation slides from Webinar 4: Aged care reforms – Impacts on the MPS program and providers held on 9 October 2024.

Questions and answers from Webinar 4: Aged care reforms – Impacts on the MPS program and providers held on 9 October 2024.

This infographic shows the number of flu (influenza) vaccinations reported to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) during 2021–2024, since 1 March.

This is the final independent evaluation report of the culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) navigation program EnCOMPASS Connector – a report by Charles Darwin University. The aim of the program is to help older persons from CALD backgrounds and/or their carers to connect with My Aged Care.

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

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

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

This document is designed to assist pharmacist and residential aged care home participation in the Aged Care On-site Pharmacist Measure. It includes information about the Measure, useful resources and links.

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