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10 July 2026
New Medicare Mental Health Check In service now available for patients
Medicare Mental Health Check In Medicare Mental Health Check In is a new digital service that offers free evidence-based and confidential support to help people…
General practice
10 July 2026
Assignment of benefits changes – latest update
From 1 July 2026, updated requirements apply for assigning Medicare benefits when a service is bulk billed. Assignment of benefit is the process where a…
Assignment of benefit
06 July 2026
Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2026: 50 Years of Deadly
NAIDOC Week is held annually in July and is a national celebration of Australia’s First Nations peoples, histories and cultures—the oldest, continuous living cultures on…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
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11 August 2026
Eastern Health: Improving information sharing with GPs project update
EMPHN is pleased to share an exciting update as part of the ongoing work by Eastern Health to strengthen communication between hospital services and primary…
General practice
11 August 2026
Listening to primary care: what you told us and what comes next
EMPHN’s latest engagement with general practice and allied health providers has provided a valuable picture of what is working well, where pressures remain and how…
EMPHN Insights
10 August 2026
Latest HealthPathways Melbourne case studies
HealthPathways Melbourne regularly publishes case studies to highlight how the platform supports GPs in accessing the most up-to-date treatment pathways for their patients. The latest…
General practice
07 August 2026
Support stroke awareness this National Stroke Week
National Stroke Week (3-9 August) is a reminder that recognising the signs of stroke and acting quickly can save lives. This year’s theme, F.A.S.T. heroes,…
General practice
29 July 2026
A new evidence base to support communities after suicide
A landmark study funded by Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (EMPHN) and led by the University of Melbourne has, for the first time, established a…
EMPHN Insights
27 July 2026
Strengthen your practice’s cyber security resilience
Cyber security incidents can have significant operational, legal and reputational impacts for general practices — particularly when sensitive patient information is involved. To support practice…
Digital enablement
09 July 2026
EMPHN at the National Suicide Prevention Conference 2026
EMPHN recently attended the National Suicide Prevention Conference 2026 (NSPC26) in Sydney from 28–30 April, joining more than 1,100 representatives from across Australia to explore…
Latest news
09 July 2026
The Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain (EPP) Care Navigator service
The Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain (EPP) Care Navigator service is available to women who were previously patients of former Dr Simon Gordon.
Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Care Navigator Service
29 June 2026
Eastern Health: Improving information sharing with GPs
EMPHN is pleased to share an exciting update as part of Eastern Health’s ongoing work to strengthen communication between hospital services and primary care. This…
General practice