Resources

This letter is from the Chief Medical Officer to aged care providers. It’s on the COVID-19 outbreak and outlines the Australian Government's current and future support for the central role aged care providers play in our national response.

This Action Plan aims to provide a blueprint for transforming kidney disease in Australia over the next 10 ten years with over 30 actions across 3 priority areas designed to address the most pressing needs in kidney disease.

A fact sheet about the Australian Government's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This fact sheet is about a national communication plan to ensure timely, factual and consistent information is provided.

A fact sheet about the Australian Government's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This fact sheet is about funding for a range of measures to support senior Australians in aged care and home care.

A fact sheet about the Australian Government's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This fact sheet is about boosting the health workforce and infection control training.

A fact sheet about the Australian Government's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This fact sheet is about the additional modelling and surveillance activities that will help improve our understanding of and response to COVID-19.

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.

A fact sheet about the Australian Government's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This fact sheet is about the 24/7 hotline to be expanded to help triage people with respiratory symptoms and those who are concerned about contact with a possible COVID-19 case.

A fact sheet about the Australian Government's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This fact sheet is about investing in Australian researchers to contribute to global efforts to control the outbreak.

A fact sheet about the Australian Government's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This fact sheet is about funding for specialist inreach pathology testing for COVID-19 and influenza in residential aged care facilities.

A fact sheet about the Australian Government's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This fact sheet is about adding a new temporary item to the Medicare Benefits Schedule to provide accessible and rapid lab testing of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

A fact sheet about the Australian Government's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This fact sheet is about increasing Australia’s supply of personal protective equipment and pharmaceuticals held in the National Medical Stockpile.

A fact sheet about the Australian Government's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This fact sheet is about the establishment of up to 100 private practice respiratory clinics for people with mild to moderate symptoms.

A fact sheet about the Australian Government's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This fact sheet is about electronic prescribing (ePrescribing) to help protect people most at-risk in our community from exposure to COVID-19.

Australian Government Response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport’s report on the Inquiry into Biotoxin-related Illnesses in Australia.

This report describes the assessment and evaluation of the National Palliative Care Projects which are funded under the Public Health and Chronic Disease Grant Program. The Report outlines key findings and recommendations.

This information sheet provides information on the aeromedical retrieval of patients with COVID-19.

This report identifies the range of support and revenue sources available to the ACCHS sector.

OSHC is private health insurance for overseas students and their dependants. It includes ambulance cover and limited pharmaceutical items.

Australian Government response to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry into the Quality of Care Amendment (Minimising the Use of Restraints) Principles 2019.

This resource provides advice for immunisation providers regarding the administration of 2020 seasonal influenza vaccines.

View the grouping schemes for each product category in the Prostheses List, effective from 1 March 2020. They include suffixes and definitions.

This document provides a summary of evidence used to inform Australia’s physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines for pregnant women in Australia.

This report shows the monthly growth in ACFI subsidies compared to estimates for March 2020.