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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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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
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
17 December 2023
Crossroads to Community Wellbeing
The Crossroads to Community Wellbeing Working Group (Crossroads) was established in late 2018 in response to what appeared to be an increase in suicides of…
Mental health
15 December 2023
Prepare your team for the MyMedicare National Consumer Campaign in February 2024
The MyMedicare National Consumer Campaign is scheduled to start in February 2024. Here are some tips to help support your team to be ready.
MyMedicare
20 November 2023
MyMedicare Patient Registration tips
Having trouble completing patient registrations? Refer to the Services Australia eLearning: MyMedicare Managing patient registration guide to provide step by step instructions on how to:…
MyMedicare
20 November 2023
RACGP updates on accreditation
RACGP updates on accreditation
General practice
20 November 2023
Medicare updates November 2023
Medicare updates for November 2023
General practice