Our work related to preventive health

The Practitioner Review Program (PRP) identifies and intervenes where practitioners’ and corporate entities’ activities under Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), and the Child Dental Benefits Scheme (CDBS) may indicate potential inappropriate practice.

This program helps non-vocationally registered doctors gain valuable general practice experience in Distribution Priority Areas before they join a College-led general practitioner (GP) training pathway.

This funded initiative encourages Australians to go alcohol-free during their pregnancy or the pregnancy of loved ones. It helps mums-to-be build a strong support system. It also raises awareness of the serious effects of alcohol during pregnancy.

The PSS helps doctors with the cost of their medical indemnity insurance premiums. Find out who is eligible, how this scheme works and how to apply.

Private health insurers are required to pay benefits for the products listed on the Prescribed List – previously known as the Prostheses List. Find out what the Prescribed List includes, when we update it, and how to apply to list products on the Prescribed List or change current listings.

Prevention Hub is a collaboration of the Black Dog Institute and Everymind to deliver a research program that targets people at greater risk of mental health conditions and suicide.

The POPI program helps Victorian residential aged care facilities to identify and address any gaps in their COVID-19 outbreak management plans. The Victorian Aged Care Response Centre runs the program.

The Preventive and Public Health Research initiative will provide $545.1 million over 10 years from 2024–25. It will fund targeted research into new ways to address risk factors for chronic and complex diseases in Australia.

The Primary Care Enhancement Program for people with intellectual disability (PCEP) is a pilot project operating in four Primary Health Network regions. The PCEP is being delivered between July 2020 and June 2026.

The scholarships will enable registered nurses and midwives to undertake postgraduate study. This includes supporting registered nurses to become nurse practitioners and midwives to become endorsed midwives in the primary care and aged care health sector.