Resources

This master plan sets out the vision for the delivery of aged care services across the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula region. It identifies the need for integrated aged care delivery that meets the community’s needs and preferences.

This report provides advice about a national framework for continuous quality improvement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care.

An evaluation from 2012 to 2014 assessed the Cape York Wellbeing Centres. It looked at whether the centres reduced alcohol and substance abuse and harm in the community. This 2014 report presents the findings.

Use this guide to help you identify some of the key requirements of tobacco plain packaging for non-cigarette products such as cigars, roll-your-own tobacco and shisha/waterpipe tobacco.

Use this guide to help you identify some of the key requirements of tobacco plain packaging.

This report presents long-term, national workforce projections for doctors to 2030. It is part of our series on Australia’s Future Health Workforce.

These reports present long-term, national workforce projections for nurses to 2030. They are part of our series on Australia’s Future Health Workforce.

These reports provide the results of the oral health workforce planning projections. They are part of our series on Australia’s Future Health Workforce.

The evaluation was extremely positive and strongly supported Australia’s reputation as a world leader in implementing school-based immunisation programs and preventing HPV-related cancers and disease.

This document shows how much we spent in 2013–14 on stoma appliances and products under the Stoma Appliance Scheme.

This document is a template of a mental health treatment plan. Doctors can use it when referring patients for treatment under the Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through the MBS initiative.

This fact sheet provides information about follow-up health services to Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) annual health assessments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, when provided by a practice nurse or an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander health practitioner (MBS item 10987).

This form is for existing participants seeking to access this program at a new location, or transfer from one of the other OMPs programs.

This 2014 report describes the alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment system and funding processes in Australia. It provides options for future funding that respond to the needs of individuals, families and communities.

This report provides the breakdown of days spent in each ACFI classification by state in a year.

This booklet outlines the physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines, and provides ideas on what you and your children can do to be active every day.

More than half of Australian adults are not active enough. This booklet outlines the physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines, and provides ideas on what you can do to be active every day.

This 2014 study analyses patient journeys through drug and alcohol treatment services. It describes the different parts of the drug and alcohol systems. It also looks at how the different parts connect.

This paper describes human milk banking in Australia, and current international and Australian approaches to managing milk banks. It has been prepared in response to an action area of the Australian National Breastfeeding Strategy 2010–2015.

The Health Portfolio Budget Statements for the 2014 to 2015 financial year outline how the Government has allocated resources to outcomes for all entities within our portfolio.

Patients use this diary to keep a daily record of average pain levels, painkillers taken, and any other illnesses they are experiencing.

Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health and Ageing report: Living with the pain of adhesive arachnoiditis

Australian Government response to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee report: Annual reports (No.2 of 2012)

The 2014 review provided independent advice on all aspects of a Medicare Locals’ structure, operations and functions, as well as options for future directions.

This fact sheet provides information about Medicare Benefits Schedule annual health assessments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including what makes a good health check, and which health practitioners are eligible to provide it.