Our work related to preventive health

The HCCS helps medical indemnity insurers with the cost of large claims against doctors, allied health professionals and midwives.

The Australian Government subsidises organisations to provide home care services to eligible older people. As an approved provider of Home Care Packages, make sure you understand how funding works, the fees you can charge, and what your responsibilities are.

We help the aged care sector to grow the home care workforce with targeted support for providers to recruit and retain home care workers. The Home Care Workforce Program ceased on 30 June 2024 to be replaced by a new program in early 2025.

Under the Home Medicines Review, a pharmacist visits patients’ homes to help them understand all the medicines they take, and make recommendations to help health practitioners and patients develop medicine management plans. This helps to increase quality use of medicines and decrease adverse events.

The Hospital to Aged Care Dementia Support Program helps older people living with dementia transition from hospital into residential aged care or home with aged care support.

The Immunoglobulin Review (Ig Review) Pilot Process is looking at the use of government-funded immunoglobulin treatment for selected conditions. This helps us make sure patients receive the most beneficial treatment available.

We are working with older people and the aged care sector to improve the design of residential aged care accommodation.

Learn about compliance and assurance measures to safeguard the settings of the Prescribed List.

We are improving the health and quality of life for older people living in residential aged care through better food and nutrition.

We are funding a range of activities to help primary care better recognise and respond to family and domestic violence.