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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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05 August 2025
Advance notice for general practices: requests for tender opening soon
Following the Australian Government announcement on 1 March 2025 of 50 new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics sites including Lilydale and Diamond Creek and surrounds, Eastern Melbourne Primary Health…
General practice
05 August 2025
Encourage more patients to screen for bowel cancer – free training now available
Bowel cancer is Australia’s second deadliest cancer, yet over 90% of cases are treatable if caught early. The new National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Learning…
Allied health
28 July 2025
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. Case study:…
General practice
24 July 2025
Free palliative care education and training
Palliative care is a fundamental component of general practice. Regular palliative care training will equip you with the necessary knowledge, skills and confidence to care…
Aged and palliative care
23 July 2025
Beyond MDT Team Care Arrangements: Delivering Integrated Multidisciplinary Care That Truly Matters
Join the Victorian Tasmanian PHN Alliance and Prestantia Health for this webinar exploring how general practice and allied health can better work together to deliver…
General practice
23 July 2025
Your journey to become a high performing Practice Manager starts here
Join Tania Worroll for valuable insights and practical guidance on how to take charge and lead a high-performing general practice. This webinar series is designed…
General practice
23 July 2025
Understanding bulk billing changes for GPs and practices – upcoming webinars
The Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing invites GPs and general practices to attend a webinar on upcoming changes to bulk billing, including:…
Digital health
18 July 2025
GP chronic conditions management resources to support general practice
EMPHN has released new resources to support your general practice in making small manageable changes and adapt to the new GP Chronic Conditions Management (GPCCM)…
General practice
15 July 2025
Celebrating ten years of Eastern Melbourne PHN
Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (EMPHN) is proudly celebrating a large milestone this month – ten years of delivering better health outcomes, better health experiences…
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