Publications

This report describes our work to deliver the Government's long term national health plan in the financial year ending 30 June 2016. It includes information about our operations, budget, governance and performance.

This report presents the results of the Australian Secondary Students’ Alcohol and Drug (ASSAD) survey. It includes statistics on the use of tobacco, alcohol, electronic cigarettes, over-the-counter drugs, illicit drugs and health services.

This report evaluates the effectiveness of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program’s 2016 campaign, ‘A gift for living’.

This strategy helps health professionals encourage their patients to take part in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.

This framework supports the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. It outlines the level of quality aimed for at each step of the screening process and how to achieve those.

This guide aims to assist with the transition of mental health nursing services to Primary Health Networks (PHNs).

This guidance from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) assists facility managers to assess the risk from Legionella in health and aged care facilities.

This report details the outcomes of the independent review of the My Aged Care brand by AMR done in 2015–16.

This letter lists the services determined as adjusted subsidy residential aged care services.

This report contains the recommendations the Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery Clinical Committee made to the MBS Review Taskforce, after public consultation.

This report contains the recommendations the Gastroenterology Clinical Committee made to the MBS Review Taskforce, after public consultation.

This report contains the recommendations the Obstetrics Clinical Committee made to the MBS Review Taskforce, after public consultation.

This plan outlines what happens when an outbreak of a communicable disease becomes a national emergency. It is endorsed by the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC).

In 2016 an evaluation of the 2010 National Palliative Care Strategy was undertaken. This is the final report of that evaluation.

This report evaluates the effectiveness of the Don’t make smokes your story campaign in 2016.

The interim report provides highlights on key areas identified from the Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Taskforce.

This document shows how much we spent in 2015–16 on stoma appliances and products under the Stoma Appliance Scheme.

This report contains the recommendations the Diagnostic Imaging Clinical Committee – Bone Densitometry made to the MBS Review Taskforce, after public consultation.

This report contains the recommendations the Diagnostic Imaging Clinical Committee – Low Back Pain made to the MBS Review Taskforce, after public consultation.

This report contains the recommendations the Thoracic Medicine Clinical Committee made to the MBS Review Taskforce, after public consultation.

This clinical advice from the BreastScreen Australia (BSA) reviews whether axilla assessment should be done as part of their management.

This clinical advice from the BreastScreen Australia (BSA) reviews the place of breast MRI in breast screening.

This document contains the surveillance case definition for brucellosis, which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

This document contains the surveillance case definition for rabies, which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

This document contains the surveillance case definition for tetanus, which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.