Resources

This guidance provides information on key considerations Primary Health Networks (PHNs) should account for when designing and contracting services as part of their commissioning role. It includes a designing and contracting toolkit.

This guidance and toolkit help Primary Health Networks (PHNs) build their commissioning skill sets.

The Australian Immunisation Handbook provides clinical guidelines for healthcare professionals and others about using vaccines safely and effectively.

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

This document outlines how the Reformulation Working Group developed the draft targets for the Reformulation Program, which is part of the Healthy Food Partnership.

This fact sheet outlines what mental health services are available for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

This report from the Primary Health Networks (PHN) Advisory Panel on Mental Health outlines the progress of mental health reform being implemented through PHNs.

An Aged Care Financing Authority (ACFA) update following the release of their 2018 annual report on aged care funding and financing.

This report evaluates the effectiveness of the Don’t make smokes your story campaign in 2018.

Statement issued by the Collaborative Forum on HTLV-1 held in Alice Springs in August, 2018.

Our listings of contracts worth $100,000 or more entered into in the last 12 months as required by Senate Order 13 – Entity contracts.

We no longer publish data for the Senate Order 16 – Departmental and Agency Grants (Minchin Motion) on our website. To access grant data, see the description below.

This guideline outlines what you can do to substantiate a service to be requested by another medical practitioner for Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items 57521 and 65070.

This guideline outlines what you can do to substantiate Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items 104, 105, 110, 116, 122, 132, 133, 135, 141, 143, 145 and 147 that require receipt of a valid referral before the service is provided.

This document shows how much we spent in 2017–18 on stoma appliances and products under the Stoma Appliance Scheme.

This research report looked at the effectiveness of the current graphic health warnings on tobacco product packaging.

Infographic depicting number of additional doctors and nurses in rural, regional and remote Australia

This framework sets out the principles of screening programs for cancer and chronic diseases. It informs decision makers about the key issues to consider when deciding whether to introduce a screening program.

Bonded Medical Places Scheme participants can use this form to apply to keep working where they did their vocational training to complete their return of service obligation.

The evaluation considered the successes and challenges of PICAC from 2011 to 2018. It looked at what’s working, what’s not working and why.

This document provides answers to many common questions about vaccination.

This report includes recommendations from the Cardiac Services Clinical Committee, which the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Taskforce revised and endorsed following consultation with stakeholders.

This report contains detailed modelling on workforce supply, demand and training for the obstetrics and gynaecology profession. It is part of our series on Australia’s Future Health Workforce.

This guide was originally created and published by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Health Council on 2 August 2018. It outlines food and drink categories that are not recommended for promotion to children in government settings.

Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health and Ageing report: Diseases have no borders – report on the inquiry into health issues across international borders