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10 March 2026
New statewide referral criteria for referrals to lung nodule services are now in effect
Statewide referral criteria is now in effect for adult lung nodule conditions in public hospitals. The Victorian Department of Health has developed and published statewide…
General practice
09 February 2026
BBPIP Q1 payments issued and national bulk billing campaign now live
BBPIP Q1 payments have been issued The first quarter payments for the Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program (BBPIP) have now been processed. Practices and providers…
General practice
06 February 2026
Requesting POLAR support
Requesting POLAR support The way practices request POLAR support in the Eastern Melbourne PHN (EMPHN) catchment has changed: When contacting Outcome Health by raising a…
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22 January 2024
New tender opportunity: Right Care Better Health (RCBH) North program
Practices wanting to register for MyMedicare are recommend to follow the steps below.
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22 January 2024
MyMedicare January update
General practices please be advised there is an update in MyMedicare for how to search/ export the list for your practices ‘Complete’ and ‘Pending’ registrations.
General practice
21 January 2024
Health assessments for a healthier community
Practices wanting to register for MyMedicare are recommend to follow the steps below.
Commissioned services
21 January 2024
Greater Choices for in-home palliative care case study
Practices wanting to register for MyMedicare are recommend to follow the steps below.
Commissioned services
21 January 2024
Mental Health Support for people impacted by international conflict
Practices wanting to register for MyMedicare are recommend to follow the steps below.
Mental health
21 January 2024
New tender opportunity: Right Care Better Health (RCBH) North program
Practices wanting to register for MyMedicare are recommend to follow the steps below.
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10 January 2024
The Department of Health has extended the healthdirect Video Call COVID-19 GP Program to 30 June 2024
The Department of Health has extended the healthdirect Video Call COVID-19 GP Program to 30 June 2024. We encourage you to continue using this secure video consulting platform…
Digital enablement
19 December 2023
Priority Primary Care Centres (PPCCs) case study
PPCCs provide GP-led care to people who need urgent care, rather than an emergency response and each one is partnered with a busy emergency department.
Commissioned services
18 December 2023
GP Engagement Survey update
The COVID-19 pandemic had an obvious impact on shifting our work into practicable action. In May this year we were able to pivot our focus…
General practice