Publications

This toolkit provides information and materials that may help you communicate about the Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS).

This toolkit provides information and materials that may help you communicate about the Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS).

This toolkit provides information and materials that may help you communicate about the Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS).

On 6 September 2023, we co-hosted a webinar on the Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) Research Plan with the Consumers Health Forum of Australia. This document responds to questions raised by consumers during the webinar.

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

A list of the questions asked during the webinar held on the 4 April 2024.

Joint Health Ministers special communique on vaping, 19 April 2024 – Brisbane.

Health Ministers from all Australian governments met on 19 April 2024 to discuss a range of important issues for Australia’s healthcare system.

Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) data was used to help inform the recommendations made within the Medicare Review Advisory Committee post implementation review of Colonoscopy MBS items.

An update on the progress of the Scope of Practice Review from its lead reviewer, Professor Mark Cormack.

An update from the Council of Elders after their meetings on 20 March and 21 March 2024.

The meeting of the National Aged Care Advisory Council was held on 25 March 2024.

This report contains monthly statistics for the Voucher Scheme component of the Hearing Services Program for the 2023–24 financial year through to 31 March 2024.

The First Nations Health Funding Transition Advisory Group met on 4 April 2024. This document provides a record of the meeting.

This document provides an overview of discussion from the 104th meeting of the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI).

This Guide is part of the NSDS Resource Package for the NPA Scheme. It aims to help NPA providers and Certifying Bodies to understand and apply the National Standards to the work of an NPA provider.

This communique provides a summary of the advisory committee's meeting on 16 April 2024.

The SANE Guided Service is a fully digital service offering for people over 18 who have complex mental health needs, including Autistic people and those living with an Intellectual Disability – their families and carers. The evaluation will assist in developing the service as it continues to evolve.

A case study from Melissa who shares her experience of visiting a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) after her daughter injured her ankle at Netball.

This paper proposes options for reform to enable health professionals to work to their full scope of practice and improve primary care. It proposes 8 policy reform options across 3 key themes – Workforce design, development and planning; Legislation and regulation; Funding and payment policy.

This infographic sets out the Healthy Food Partnership Plan for 2023-2027.

This fact sheet provides information on how cognition and mobility is assessed for residential aged care funding.

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

This presentation, delivered on 12 April 2024, contains an update to Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.