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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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02 May 2024
Nurse Immunisation Education Scholarship Opportunity
Primary Health Networks (PHNs) were established to improve coordination of care to ensure patients receive the right care in the right place at the right…
Health sector news
18 April 2024
New criteria to reduce wait times for eligible patients requiring plastic surgery or with joint or lower back pain
New statewide referral criteria for plastic surgery and joint pain have come into effect from 1 March 2024 in all Victorian public hospitals. When a…
Health sector news
18 April 2024
Cyber Security Alert: Dropbox phishing campaign continuing to target Australian healthcare entities
Stay alert – Dropbox phishing campaign continuing to target Australian healthcare entities About this alert About this scam Email 1 sample: Email sample 2: How…
Health sector news
16 April 2024
MyMedicare changes are coming
Are you registered? Did you know that 69% of EMPHN practices have registered. Have you? For support to register your practice in the organisation register…
MyMedicare
16 April 2024
Free mental health service accepting referrals in the City of Whittlesea
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Local in the City of Whittlesea supports Victorians aged 26 and over to get mental health and wellbeing support closer to…
Mental health
05 April 2024
Have you heard about Provider Connect Australia (PCA)?
Provider Connect Australia™ (also known as PCATM) is a free initiative of the Australian Digital Health Agency. Provider Connect AustraliaTM is a single place to update…
General practice
04 April 2024
New criteria to reduce wait times for eligible patients requiring colonoscopy or gastroscopy in Victorian public hospitals
New ‘companion’ statewide referral criteria for category one patients with specific indications that require colonoscopy or gastroscopy come into effect from 1 February 2024. The…
General practice
04 April 2024
Seeking primary care insight into the Department of Health and Aged Care review of after-hours primary care policies and programs.
In late 2023 the Department of Health and Aged Care commenced a review of after-hours primary care policies and programs. The After-Hours Review builds on…
Aged and palliative care
03 April 2024
Grant opportunity to support proactive uptake of vaccinations for vulnerable populations for pharmacies
We would like to invite you to apply for a grant opportunity available to vaccinating community pharmacies in the Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (EMPHN)…
Primary care