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More Doctors for Rural Australia Program guidelines
These guidelines provide the background, principles, eligibility criteria and operational procedures of the More Doctors for Rural Australia Program. The guidelines assist Rural Workforce Agencies to administer the program.
Commonwealth-New South Wales Bilateral Regional Health Forum Communiqué - 5 November 2020
A joint communiqué from the Commonwealth-New South Wales Bilateral Regional Health Forum.
Commonwealth-New South Wales Bilateral Regional Health Forum Communiqué - 13 December 2019
A joint communiqué from the Commonwealth-New South Wales Bilateral Regional Health Forum.
Visas for GPs targeting areas of doctor shortages program guidelines
These guidelines provide information about the Visas for GPs Program for agencies, applicants and rural workforce agencies.
Directing doctors to areas of greatest need
This fact sheet describes what the Visas for GPs Program is and how it works.
Health Workforce Certificate Review Process
This fact sheet describes what the Health Workforce Certificate Review Process is and how it works.
National Strategic Framework for Rural and Remote Health
This page contains information on the National Strategic Framework for Rural and Remote Health.
My Aged Care Quick Reference Guide – Updating Multi-Purpose Services in the My Aged Care Service Provider Portal
Approved Multi-Purpose Service (MPS) providers must keep their information in the My Aged Care service provider portal up to date. This quick reference guide for administrator users of the portal covers how to add and update information in the portal.
Part of a collection: My Aged Care – Service Provider Portal ResourcesModified Monash Model - fact sheet
Information about the Modified Monash Model geographical classification.
Application for and Extension of the Provisional Allocation Period Form
Approved aged care providers use this form to apply for the first 2 extensions of the provisional allocation period for residential or flexible care places.
Part of a collection: Management of Places Forms and Guidance Material for Approved ProvidersApplication to Extend a Provisional Allocation Period – Exceptional Circumstances
Approved aged care providers use this form to apply to extend the provisional allocation period beyond 6 years from the date of allocation for residential or flexible care places.
Part of a collection: Management of Places Forms and Guidance Material for Approved ProvidersApplication to Combine Residential Care Services Form
Approved aged care providers use this form to apply to combine 2 or more residential aged care services into 1 Residential Aged Care Service (RACS) ID.
Part of a collection: Management of Places Forms and Guidance Material for Approved ProvidersApplication for a Variation of a Provisional Allocation of Places Form
Approved aged care providers use this form to apply for a variation of a provisional allocation of places.
Part of a collection: Management of Places Forms and Guidance Material for Approved ProvidersApplication to Provide Care in Respect of Provisionally Allocated Places Form
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.
Part of a collection: Management of Places Forms and Guidance Material for Approved ProvidersHealth Workforce Locator
Use our workforce locator map to check the geographical classification of any location in Australia. The map can tell you if a location is classified as city, rural or remote. It identifies areas that need more doctors.
Remote framework – conditions for easing remote area travel restrictions
This framework will help inform decisions around lifting remote area travel restrictions in Australia.
This webinar on 6 May 2020 is part of a series to update sector stakeholders on the Government’s COVID-19 response. A panel of experts will provide an update as well as answer as many of the participants’ questions.
Australian Government Response – MPS Review recommendations
The Australian Government response to the Multi-Purpose Services Program review recommendations.
COVID-19 National Health Plan – Primary Care – COVID-19 Remote Community Preparedness and Retrieval
A fact sheet about the Australian Government's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This fact sheet is about measures to increase the capacity of remote communities to evacuate early cases, and enable an effective response if an outbreak occurs.
Part of a collection: Coronavirus (COVID-19): National Health Plan resourcesAged care in MPS: Response to the Australian Government Terms of Reference
This review examines whether delivering aged care services in regional and remote areas through Multi-Purpose Services (MPS) is an effective model. It contains a number of recommendations for the program.
Distribution Priority Area – fact sheet
Information about the Distribution Priority Area geographical classification.
Strong Rural Health Strategy
Infographic depicting number of additional doctors and nurses in rural, regional and remote Australia
Accessibility and quality of mental health services in rural and remote Australia
Australian Government response to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry: Accessibility and quality of mental health services in rural and remote Australia – April 2019
Multi-Purpose Service Locations
Find a Multi-Purpose Service that can deliver aged care services in rural and remote locations. Locations are marked on a map and also available as a list of street addresses within each state and territory.