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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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28 May 2024
Provider Connect Australia™ – helping healthcare providers stay connected
As the end of the financial year approaches, everyone becomes busy with paperwork starts to mount up, keeping your business details up-to-date doesn’t have to…
Digital enablement
27 May 2024
My Health Record Update
I-MED Radiology has now connected an additional 57 sites in Victoria to the My Health Record. For a list of sites now uploading Radiology Reports…
Digital enablement
27 May 2024
The Department of Health has extended the healthdirect Video Call COVID- 19 GP Program to 31 December 2024
The Department of Health has extended the healthdirect Video Call COVID- 19 GP Program to 31 December 2024. We encourage you to continue using this secure video consulting…
Primary care
27 May 2024
Cancer Screening Update – What’s new and what’s coming
Eligible age lowering of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program The Government has announced that from 1 July 2024 it is lowering the eligible screening…
Digital enablement
20 May 2024
Free education package launched for residential aged care workers throughout Victoria
In response to the Royal Commission into Aged Quality and Safety, the Department of Health and Aged Care provided PHNs dedicated funding to build capacity…
Aged and palliative care
14 May 2024
Transition from Practice Incentives Aged Care Access Incentive (ACAI) to General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GPACI)
To better support older people living in aged care to receive quality patient-centred care, the Government is introducing the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive.…
GPACI
14 May 2024
Notice of Discontinuation of the Practice Incentives Aged Care Access Incentive (ACAI)
The Australian Government announced changes to the Practice Incentives Program (PIP) Aged Care Access Incentive (ACAI) in the 2023-24 Federal Budget with funding extended for…
Aged and palliative care
14 May 2024
Update from Services Australia – Hardcopy MyMedicare Patient Registration Forms
Following the commencement of hardcopy MyMedicare patient registration forms, numerous forms have been incorrectly sent to Services Australia, instead of being submitted to the relevant…
MyMedicare
14 May 2024
Current MyMedicare statistics
As of 28th April 2024, 5,867 general practices have signed up for MyMedicare. 45,324 provider numbers have been linked to these practices to enable access…
MyMedicare