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22 September 2026
Listening to allied health: what you told us and what comes next
EMPHN’s engagement with allied health professionals across 2025 and 2026 has provided valuable insights into what is working well, where challenges remain, and how we…
Allied health
21 September 2026
Is your clinic ready for the dementia rush?
General practitioners may experience an uptick in dementia enquiries from patients as a result of a campaign launched by the Australian Government Department of Health,…
Aged and palliative care
08 September 2026
RACGP releases Standards for general practices, 6th edition
The Standards your practice is accredited against have been revised. The RACGP released the 6th edition on 26 August 2026, marking 30 years since the…
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29 July 2026
A new evidence base to support communities after suicide
A landmark study funded by Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (EMPHN) and led by the University of Melbourne has, for the first time, established a…
EMPHN Insights
27 July 2026
Strengthen your practice’s cyber security resilience
Cyber security incidents can have significant operational, legal and reputational impacts for general practices — particularly when sensitive patient information is involved. To support practice…
Digital enablement
10 July 2026
Mental Health & Better Access Quality Improvement Activation Series
Primary Health Networks (PHNs) and the National MyMedicare PHN Implementation Program have developed this Mental Health Quality Improvement (QI) Activation Series to guide general practices…
Digital health
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
09 July 2026
EMPHN at the National Suicide Prevention Conference 2026
EMPHN recently attended the National Suicide Prevention Conference 2026 (NSPC26) in Sydney from 28–30 April, joining more than 1,100 representatives from across Australia to explore…
Latest news
09 July 2026
The Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain (EPP) Care Navigator service
The Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain (EPP) Care Navigator service is available to women who were previously patients of former Dr Simon Gordon.
Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Care Navigator Service
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
29 June 2026
Eastern Health: Improving information sharing with GPs
EMPHN is pleased to share an exciting update as part of Eastern Health’s ongoing work to strengthen communication between hospital services and primary care. This…
General practice