Publications

This document outlines changes to the infant pneumococcal vaccination schedule that were proposed in 2017. It includes the outcome of public consultations and the final recommendation made to the National Health and Medical Research Council.

This report shows the results of market research into the My Aged Care initiative and the Increasing Choice in Home Care reforms. The research looked at how satisfied home care providers and people receiving home care packages were with My Aged Care and the reforms.

This document provides national conscientious objection yearly, from 1999 to 2015. Conscientious objection statistics are given as at a point in time, not a total number recorded each year. Only historical conscientious objection data is published on this page.

This brochure provides you with ideas on how to start the conversation about your end-of-life care.

This resource provides Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) clinical advice regarding the use of alternative vaccines during periods when adult formulations of hepatitis B vaccines are not available.

This document contains the Australian Government’s response to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee Report from its inquiry into the s100 Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Remote Area Aboriginal Health Services Program.

This resource provides advice for immunisation providers regarding the administration of 2018 seasonal influenza vaccines.

This brochure is designed to help people plan end-of-life.

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

Approved aged care providers use this form to apply for a determination that you are in a position to provide residential or flexible care in respect of provisionally allocated places.

This provider journey wheel can help providers perform their role successfully under the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP).

This National Quality Improvement Plan (NQIP) developed by the National Quality Management Committee helps BreastScreen Australia improve the quality of services.

This diagram outlines the key steps that service providers need to complete to deliver Commonwealth Home Support Programme services.

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 anthrax.

Women with ADH are at increased risk of invasive breast cancer. This clinical advice from the BreastScreen Australia outlines recommended best practice on this issue.

This is an example of the letter sent to people who have done the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program test to tell them their test was negative.

People aged 50 to 74 will receive this letter in the mail, along with a bowel cancer screening test kit. This is part of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.

This letter tells people about the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program and encourages them to participate.

This is an example of the letter sent to people who have done the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program test to tell them their test was positive and what they need to do next.

These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to hepatitis B. They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

This document sets out the purpose, roles, function and membership of the Panel of Clinical Experts.

These spreadsheet tools are used to generate funnel plots for relevant cancer detection NAS measures. They are part of the accreditation process for BreastScreen Australia Program services.

People aged 73 to 74 will receive this letter in the mail, along with their final bowel cancer screening test kit. This is part of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.

The information on this page provides researchers with an awareness and understanding of the Department of Health’s data access and release policy.

This document outlines the Reformulation Working Group activities.