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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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28 October 2024
New campaign highlights importance of cervical screening for people with disability
A recently released campaign, Screen Me! is a new initiative encouraging women and people with a cervix who have a disability to participate in regular…
Health sector news
28 October 2024
Updated WIP – Practice Stream guidelines as of 1 October 2024
The Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) Practice Stream encourages multidisciplinary and team-based models of care. The program provides financial incentives to general practices to engage a range of health…
General practice
28 October 2024
GP staff burnout – Employee Assistance Program available via EMPHN
As part of our commitment to fostering a healthier, more supportive work environment, EMPHN is extending its Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to general practice staff…
General practice
16 October 2024
National Carers Week 2024
Millions of reasons to care EMPHN proudly supports National Carers Week, a time to recognise, celebrate, and raise awareness for the three million Australians who…
Latest news
16 October 2024
Ongoing Mpox outbreak in Victoria
There is an ongoing outbreak of mpox in Victoria, primarily affecting gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM).
Health sector news
15 October 2024
Enhancing cancer screening through the National Cancer Screening Register (NCSR)
The National Cancer Screening Register (NCSR) plays a vital role in supporting Australia’s cancer screening initiatives, specifically the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program and the…
Digital health
15 October 2024
New GPACI Payment Resources for General Practices
With the first quarter of the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GPACI) ending on 31 September, payments to participating practices are now being processed…
General practice
14 October 2024
Can you or your clinic support an emergency or pandemic response?
EMPHN is updating its list of primary care providers who are ready to lend critical support during emergency situations, such as thunderstorm asthma events, bushfires,…
General practice
14 October 2024
National Health Services Directory – Health Direct – Accurate GP and Practice Contact Details
Attention GPs and general practice managers – Victorian public hospitals are working to improve the identification of the correct GP and practice for sending clinical…
General practice