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10 March 2026
New statewide referral criteria for referrals to lung nodule services are now in effect
Statewide referral criteria is now in effect for adult lung nodule conditions in public hospitals. The Victorian Department of Health has developed and published statewide…
General practice
09 February 2026
BBPIP Q1 payments issued and national bulk billing campaign now live
BBPIP Q1 payments have been issued The first quarter payments for the Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program (BBPIP) have now been processed. Practices and providers…
General practice
06 February 2026
Requesting POLAR support
Requesting POLAR support The way practices request POLAR support in the Eastern Melbourne PHN (EMPHN) catchment has changed: When contacting Outcome Health by raising a…
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26 May 2025
New allied health practitioner toolkit launched to support patient care
Now officially launched, the National Allied Health Practice Engagement Toolkit has been developed to assist allied health practitioners (AHPs) in navigating the complex landscape of…
Allied health
26 May 2025
New Chronic Conditions Management (CCM) rebates and details announced
MBS Online has published the upcoming changes to Chronic Disease Management Framework confirming the new framework for chronic disease management from 1 July 2025. The…
Allied health
23 May 2025
Services Australia: MyMedicare and GPACI updates – May 2025
See the latest updates and reminders for general practices from the National MyMedicare PHN Implementation Program. Click the numbered update to expand further details below.…
General practice
22 May 2025
Dementia consumer resource information sheets are now available in Arabic
As part of the Australian Government’s response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, primary health networks in Victoria and Tasmania collaborated…
General practice
13 May 2025
Supporting allied health to build healthier communities
Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (EMPHN) is here to support allied health professionals in delivering accessible, high quality care to our community. With demand for allied…
Allied health
12 May 2025
Do you refer to Palliative Care South East or Peninsula Home Hospice services?
From June 2025, referrals to Palliative Care South East and Peninsula Home Hospice will be available through the Consultmed eReferral platform. Consultmed integrates with Best…
Aged and palliative care
09 May 2025
Supporting National Palliative Care Week – May 2025
Every day in Australia, 400 people of all ages die of a terminal illness. Every one of them could benefit from palliative care – care…
General practice
05 May 2025
HealthPathways Melbourne – Orthopaedics pages updated
In partnership with Western Victoria and Murray HealthPathways, our team has reviewed and updated the HPM orthopaedics suite. Click here for a full list of changes. The…
General practice
02 May 2025
EMPHN Insights feature –
EMPHN Insights Feature: Primary care features in the election Written by Dr Stephen Duckett AM 02/05/2025 Primary care reform is coming. Whoever wins the current…
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