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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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19 June 2025
HealthPathways Melbourne – Supporting GPs on the National Lung Cancer Screening Program rollout
Ahead of the launch of the Australian Government’s National Lung Cancer Screening Program on July 1 2025, Health Pathways Melbourne has published two new pages. The Lung Cancer…
General practice
18 June 2025
New toolkit and My Health Record empowering allied health professionals
Allied health professionals across the EMPHN catchment have access to powerful resources and tools designed to support and enhance their work – the newly launched…
Allied health
17 June 2025
New Chronic Conditions Management (CCM) details announced for allied health
MBS Online has recently published the Upcoming Changes to Chronic Disease Management Framework confirming the new framework for chronic condition management from 1 July 2025.…
Allied health
17 June 2025
Preparing for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program
From 1 July, eligible Australians aged 50-70 will be able to participate in the new National Lung Cancer Screening Program (NLCSP) and have a low-dose…
General practice
10 June 2025
Improving Information Sharing with GPs from Eastern Health – Acute Specialist Clinics (Outpatients) Project Update
EMPHN is pleased to share an exciting update as part of a collaborative initiative with Eastern Health on the ongoing work to strengthen communication between…
General practice
10 June 2025
New vodcasts on benefits of the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive
A new four part vodcast series explores the benefits of the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive from the perspective of Residential Aged Care Home residents,…
General practice
05 June 2025
Celebrating Pride Month
Pride Month is a chance to celebrate LGBTQIA+ pride and liberation, while also taking the time to recognise the work that still needs to be…
Health sector news
03 June 2025
Maximising Healthcare Support in Residential Aged Care: A Guide to HealthPathways Melbourne
HealthPathways Melbourne is an online platform designed to support healthcare professionals, including nurses working in residential aged care, by providing real-time, evidence-based clinical guidelines and…
Aged and palliative care
03 June 2025
New aged care allied health needs assessment tool: Ageing and Aged Care Engagement Hub
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is seeking feedback from residential aged care providers, workers, residents and allied health professionals on the design of a new…
Aged and palliative care