Publications

These are answers to questions asked before and during the Introduction of 3 new staffing quality indicators webinar held on Tuesday 3 Dec 2024.

This estimator will help non-specialised metropolitan residential aged care homes estimate how much care minutes supplement they could receive from April 2026 based on care minutes performance.

This weekly report provides a snapshot of data on the impact of COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities nationally in 2025. It includes data on the number of services impacted and number of staff and resident cases, as well as workforce, vaccine rollout, testing and PPE provided to services.

Natural Therapies Review Expert Advisory Panel (NTREAP) meeting outcomes for 10 December 2024 meeting.

This publication includes data about Community Pharmacy Programs funded under the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA).

This fact sheet provides information for non-specialised metropolitan residential aged care providers on upcoming changes to care minutes funding.

The Health Technology Assessment Consumer Consultative Committee (HTACCC) met on 23 to 24 October 2024 for its 27th formal meeting. This document provides a record of the meeting.

This fact sheet provides information on how you can prepare for a scan, including a checklist and next steps. This fact sheet is also available in brochure format.

This fact sheet is for aged care providers and outlines the proposed changes to worker screening published under the Stage 3 Rules release on provider obligations.

Researchers can use these concordance files for Australian Statistical Geography Standards (ASGS) Statistical Area Level 1 to Primary Health Networks to undertake geospatial and data analysis.

This update provides information on the progress of Consultation Paper 2 and upcoming engagements with stakeholders.

This fact sheet provides guidance to assist obstetricians understand Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) billing, particularly where group practice or locum arrangements apply.

This fact sheet is for aged care workers and outlines the proposed changes to worker screening published under the Stage 3 Rules release on provider obligations.

This publication includes data about Medication Management Review Programs including Home Medicines Review, Residential Medication Management Review and Quality Use of Medicines.

This Easy Read fact sheet provides a summary of what rights older people have when accessing aged care services.

This plain language fact sheet provides a summary of what rights older people have when accessing aged care services.

Stage 2c contains the draft Rules for Chapters 4 and 6 of the Aged care Act 2024. It covers how certain grant recipients need to act, how a person can access or correct information on the banning order Register and how government will calculate an outstanding debt’s value.

The Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN) has developed standard case definitions for the diagnosis of key diseases in Australia. This document contains the laboratory case definition for meningococcal disease.

This form comes with your bowel screening kit in the mail. If it gets lost or damaged, you can print a new one to complete and return with your samples. Healthcare providers should NOT use this form if issuing kits via the alternative access to kits model.

This document outlines the core components of the Support at Home program design and arrangements from 1 July 2025.

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

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

This document answers common questions about Modernising My Health Record (Sharing by Default) Act 2025.

This communique is a summary of the Social and Emotional Wellbeing Policy Partnership meeting on 18 and 19 February 2025.

The policy describes how complaints about the PHN program are handled. Complaints are treated seriously, promptly and fairly.