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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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09 October 2023
Have you Activated the Medicare Program in the Organisation Register?
It is important to note that you need to have your practice set up in the Organisation Register and to ensure you have activated the program,…
MyMedicare
25 September 2023
Can you or your clinic assist during an emergency/pandemic response?
EMPHN is refreshing our list of primary care providers who are willing to provide assistance during an emergency/pandemic response. During crisis responses, Primary Health Networks…
Latest news
22 September 2023
QI in action: Maximising cancer screening at Grimshaw Street Medical Centre
Grimshaw Street Medical Centre is a multi-disciplinary general practice in Bundoora. Its workforce comprises 6 GPs, 2 registered nurses, a team of allied health professionals and…
Digital enablement
20 September 2023
Transforming Digital Health
Transforming our healthcare system through digitalisation has not happened overnight. Dr Alfred Samaddar runs a General Practice in Camberwell.
Digital enablement
31 July 2023
UCC – Frequently Asked Questions
PPCCs have been established as GP-led services that provide urgent care for low acuity presentations.
General practice
11 July 2023
EMPHN would like to congratulate Claire Oettinger
EMPHN would like to congratulate Claire Oettinger
General practice
10 July 2023
Congratulations Healthy Ageing Service Response (HASR)
Congratulations Healthy Ageing Service Response (HASR)
Aged and palliative care
27 April 2023
Getting care at the right time
Getting care at the right time at a Priority Primary Care Centre (PPCC)
General practice
31 March 2023
IAR-DST Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Initial Assessment and Referral Decision Support Tool for mental health care Frequently Asked Questions
General practice