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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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Primary care
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
01 April 2024
Expression of Interest – Enabling EDIE Workshop now open
This immersive, in-person, workshop enables participants to see the world through the eyes of a person living with dementia utilising high quality virtual reality technology.…
Primary care
27 March 2024
Tender opportunity to support proactive uptake of vaccinations for vulnerable populations for GPs
We would like to invite you to apply for an open tender opportunity available to general practices in the Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (EMPHN)…
Primary care
18 March 2024
Practitioner spotlight: Dr Vidya Prabhu
With more than 14 years’ experience as a General Practitioner, Dr Vidya Prahbu enjoys family and general medicine, along with women’s health. In the women’s…
Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain
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…
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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