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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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04 March 2024
Endometriosis Awareness Month
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, dedicated to raising awareness of this disease that affects 1 in 9 Australian women, and many others who are transgender…
Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain
04 March 2024
Primary health networks welcome audit
The Victorian and Tasmanian Primary Health Network Alliance (VTPHNA) welcomes the Australian National Audit Office’s report into the effectiveness of the Australian Government Department of…
Latest news
01 March 2024
New headspace centre in Box Hill officially opens
CEO MIND Gill CallisterMind Australia in conjunction with Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (EMPHN) and headspace National is proud to announce the opening of a…
Mental health
28 February 2024
Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing, Ged Kearney tours the new Epping Evoca Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Clinic
EMPHN welcomed Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing, Ged Kearney to the new Epping Evoca Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Clinic at the start of February. The Assistant Minister was…
Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain
23 February 2024
Transition of Outer East Head to Health consumers to the Yarra Ranges Mental Health & Wellbeing Local Service
As of March 2024, referrals to the outer east Head to Health Hubs provided by Inspiro and healthAbility will cease and new referrals will be…
Mental health
21 February 2024
Strengthening Medicare General Practice Grants Program
Strengthening Medicare General Practice Grants Program
General practice
19 February 2024
The transformative journey of NeRASP – a program offering hope for substance abuse and mental health recovery
The North East Recovery and Support Program (NeRASP) is a harm reduction, post withdrawal day rehabilitation program delivered by Banyule Community Health Service in the…
Alcohol and other drugs
16 February 2024
MyMedicare changes are coming. Are you prepared?
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
07 February 2024
Digital Health news update: 05 February 2024
Digital Health news update featuring the latest about the Healthcare Identifiers Service, eLearning Modules for My Health Record in Aged Care and a series of…
Digital enablement