Publications

The National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) provides a Pathology Test Guide for Cervical and Vaginal Testing. The resource has been updated to align with the updated NCSP guidelines (released on 6th January 2025) to assist Health Care Professionals and Laboratories.

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 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 plain language fact sheet gives a summary of each chapter of the Aged Care Bill 2024. It also explains the next steps to make the Bill a law.

This Easy Read fact sheet gives a summary of each chapter of the Aged Care Bill 2024. It also explains the next steps to make the Bill a law.

This updated January 2025 kit provides information for patients about 60-day prescriptions.

This poster promotes Medicare benefits such as affordable health care and mental health services.

A sticker that healthcare providers can display to highlight the availability of Take Home Naloxone.

This fact sheet provides guidance on WIP Practice Stream reporting requirements.

This fact sheet provides an overview on changes to price caps on services under the Support at Home program in-home aged care providers.

This cost recovery implementation statement describes how the Department of Health and Aged Care recovers the costs of administering the Prescribed List from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

There are 4 steps to completing a home test kit for bowel cancer. This print out provides easy to follow instructions on how to complete you home test kit in large print.

The Minister for Health and Aged Care must declare a facility to be a hospital under section 121–5(6) of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007. View the current list of declared hospitals.

This fact sheet answers questions Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people may have about the shingles vaccine.

This booklet provides an overview of the Department of Health and Aged Care’s initiatives and programs to support people living with dementia, their carers and families.

This form comes with your bowel screening kit, but if it gets lost or damaged you can print a new one. Complete and sign a new form and return it with your bowel screening samples in the reply paid envelope.

This Excel document aims to help guide aged care providers when submitting information and documents for a care time reporting assessment. It contains examples of calculations and workings for information and documents commonly requested.

This presentation, delivered on 10 January 2025, contains an update to Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

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

Read and order hard copies of this booklet about steps to enter an aged care home.

The MyMedicare Program Guidelines (the guidelines) provide clear guidance for practices, General Practitioners (GPs) and patients who wish to voluntarily register with the MyMedicare Program (the program). The guidelines also set out the program’s requirements, benefits and dispute processes.

This publication provides key information from the 12 meeting of the Allied Health Industry Reference Group, which was open to all allied health professional associations. The publication includes major topics that were covered, points of discussion, and actions that the Department has agreed to.

This poster shows the male health benefits when you quit smoking.

Questions and answers from the residential aged care funding reform update webinar held on 18 September 2024.

The National Consistent Payments (NCP) Fact Sheet contains a brief summary on the NCP process, including payment details and links to resources that contain more detailed information.