Primary care resources

This communique provides a high level update on the progress of the short-term actions under the National Roadmap for Improving the Health of People with Intellectual Disability to November 2024. An Easy Read summary of the communique will also be made available shortly.

Australian Government response to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee report: Provision of general practitioner and related primary health services to outer metropolitan, rural and regional Australians – Interim Report.

This template has been developed to assist sites that are part of the COAG Section 19(2) Exemptions Initiative memorandum of understanding 2022–25 to complete an operational plan.

The Australian Government provided $6.4 million over 5 years from 2019-20 to 2023-24 for the Movement Disorder Nurse Specialist Pilot. The Report outlines the effectiveness, efficiency and impact of the Pilot models. The Addendum provides supplementary information reported by Primary Health Networks

This document summarises the discussion and outcomes of the third Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) meeting held on 25 July 2024

This review examined how effective our current health workforce ‘distribution levers’ are. These levers consist of policies and geographic classifications that are intended to distribute health workforce across areas that need them most. Read the report and its appendices.

First Peoples Health Consulting undertook culturally-safe stakeholder engagement with First Nations people to support the After Hours Review.

Allen + Clarke Consulting evaluated the current after-hours primary care landscape, the need for primary care services in after-hours periods, and successful models of after hours service provision. The evaluation supported the After Hours Review.

This document summarises the discussion and outcomes of the Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) meeting held on 25 July 2024.

The After Hours Review helps identify ways to improve equitable and sustainable access to after-hours primary care.

This is an Easy Read summary of the review of Auslan in primary health care report.

This checklist is designed to help primary care providers consider whether their policies, processes, and environment meet the needs of Deaf patients, and where there is room to improve.

This spreadsheet is an attachment to the Review of Auslan interpreting service use in primary care.

These flowcharts are designed to help primary care providers identify whether and how they should book an Auslan interpreter.

A report on the review of Auslan service use in Australian primary care settings. It includes information about barriers, enablers, resources and recommendations to improve access to Auslan interpreting services.

This toolkit provides information and materials that aged care organisations and providers can use to encourage anyone who works in aged care to complete palliative care education and training. This training will help them to deliver quality palliative care.

The Strengthening Medicare Implementation Oversight Committee (IOC) met on 13 September 2024 for its fourth formal meeting. This document provides a record of the meeting.

The Primary Care Enhancement Program (PCEP) infographic presents a summary of the evaluation outcomes of the PCEP between July 2022 and June 2024 across 4 pilot Primary Health Networks

The Executive Summary of the Primary Care Enhancement Program (PCEP) final report presents the evaluation outcomes of the PCEP between July 2022 and January 2024 across 4 pilot Primary Health Networks (PHNs).

Easy Read translation of the Executive Summary of the Primary Care Enhancement Program (PCEP) final report. This presents the key findings of the PCEP between July 2022 and January 2024 across 4 pilot Primary Health Networks (PHNs).

This document summarises the meetings of the Health Roadmap Working Group.

This document summarises the meetings of the Health Roadmap Working Group.

This fact sheet details the new legislated Additional Community Supply Support (ACSS) payment under the Eighth Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA).