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21 August 2025
Request for tender now open
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
18 August 2025
Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program – even payment split announced
Bulk billing incentive payments changes from 1 November 2025 will expand the eligibility of bulk billing incentives to all Australians with a Medicare card. Currently,…
General practice
13 August 2025
Advance notice for Managed Service Providers: requests for tender opening soon
Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (EMPHN) is pleased to announce an upcoming request for tender (RFT) for the provision of its managed IT services. Eligibility…
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11 July 2024
Release of IAR-DST Version 2 – help to refer your patients to the right level of mental health support
EMPHN is excited to announce the release of version 2 of the Initial Assessment and Referral (IAR) Guidance documentation and decision support tool (IAR-DST) as of July…
IAR DST
10 July 2024
General Practice in Aged Care Incentive – accreditation and exemptions for non-traditional practices
Some general practitioners that deliver care to residential aged care homes operate as sole providers and mobile practices and until recently were not eligible for…
GPACI
09 July 2024
Update for Aged Care Providers on the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive
On Monday 1 July 2024, the new General Practice in Aged Care Incentive commenced, providing incentive payments to general practices and general practitioners for delivering regular visits and care planning to…
GPACI
08 July 2024
Now available – Quality Improvement Toolkit for General Practice
EMPHN has created topic specific quality improvement toolkits that provide practical steps and ideas for practice teams to implement improvement activities at their own pace,…
General practice
01 July 2024
IAR Training and Networking Event
On June 27, 2024, EMPHN hosted a comprehensive Initial Assessment & Referral (IAR) training and networking event in South Morang. Supported by EMPHN’s GP Engagement…
Events
28 June 2024
General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GPACI)
Last week, the Department of Health & Ageing (DOHA), released further information regarding the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GPACI). What is GPACI? The…
Aged and palliative care
25 June 2024
The Victorian Pelvic Pain Symposium – “laying bare the truth down there…”
The Victorian Pelvic Pain Symposium, held on June 13, was a groundbreaking event focused on the issue of pelvic pain. It served as a platform…
Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain
24 June 2024
Targeted programs provide mental health boost to older Victorians
A targeted mental health and wellbeing program is providing essential skills to older adults who were identified by the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health…
Aged and palliative care
19 June 2024
Enhancing dementia care through virtual reality workshops
Eastern Melbourne PHN and North Western Melbourne PHN, through the HealthPathways Melbourne program and in partnership with Dementia Australia, recently delivered two in-person immersive workshops…
Aged and palliative care