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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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30 April 2025
HealthPathways Melbourne – Ophthalmology pathways reviewed, updated, boosted and expanded
HealthPathways Melbourne’s suite of ophthalmology pathways has been refreshed and widened following an extensive expert review. Key updates clarify the roles of GPs, optometrists and…
General practice
28 April 2025
HealthPathways Melbourne seeks GPs and pharmacists to review its content
HealthPathways Melbourne (HPM) is a trusted source of clinical and referral information for primary health care providers. Expert external critiques are essential for maintaining the…
General practice
28 April 2025
Are you prepared for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program release?
The National Lung Cancer Screening Program (NLCSP) is set to roll out in July 2025 – is your team across what it means for general…
Events
28 April 2025
Heart Week 2025 – Start the conversation about heart health
This Heart Health Week (5 – 11 May 2025), it’s time to put heart health in the spotlight. Start a conversation with your patients about…
General practice
28 April 2025
Do you need help navigating patient data searches in POLAR?
Explore the new & improved POLAR walkthrough guides – now available on the EMPHN website. These step-by-step guides are designed to help you navigate both…
Digital enablement
24 April 2025
Preparing for flu season: how HealthPathways Melbourne can help
With flu season approaching, it’s essential for general practices to implement strategies to protect patients and staff. Respiratory infections, particularly the flu, can spread quickly…
General practice
22 April 2025
GPACI quality improvement (QI) toolkit supporting general practices
The General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GPACI) quality improvement (QI) toolkit has been developed to support general practices in implementing GPACI and enhancing care…
General practice
15 April 2025
GP Activation Series for Chronic Conditions Management
EMPHN invites your general practice to participate in our CCM Activation Series in preparation for changes to Chronic Conditions Management (CCM) MBS items. Chronic Conditions…
General practice
15 April 2025
New Alfred Health eReferrals available
On Thursday 27 March 2025, Alfred Health rolled out a new eReferral solution to improve the referral experience of patients, referrers and clinicians. The new…
General practice