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27 January 2026
Victoria’s Urgent Care Clinics milestone and what General Practice need to know about UCC referrals
Victoria’s Urgent Care Clinics mark one million visits Victoria’s Urgent Care Clinics (UCCs) have surpassed one million patient visits over the past 3 years, playing…
General practice
23 January 2026
Extreme heat – information for health professionals
Heatwaves and extreme temperatures can lead to serious health risks. Health professionals are key to identifying, managing and preventing heat-related illnesses. The Bureau of Meteorology…
General practice
19 January 2026
Seeking GP responses – Tell us what you need
Thank you to everyone who has already shared their thoughts by completing EMPHN’s General Practice Needs Survey. To hear from as many GPs as possible,…
General practice
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10 October 2025
New pregnancy care resources available for your patients
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has developed a new series of consumer pregnancy resources to help explain the care women should receive during…
General practice
09 October 2025
Upcoming Changes to Better Access Mental Health Program
From 1 November 2025, changes will be made to the Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners Initiative through the Medicare Benefits Schedule, subject…
General practice
25 September 2025
Prepare your patients for thunderstorm asthma season
Find health professional resources to ensure your patients are prepared for thunderstorm asthma season
General practice
24 September 2025
New Bulk Billing Incentives Calculator released for practices and GPs
Changes to bulk billing incentives from 1 November 2025 will expand the eligibility of bulk billing incentives to all Australians with a Medicare card. Currently,…
General practice
24 September 2025
Statewide Referral Criteria – new release for Dermatology and paediatric ENT conditions
Statewide Referral Criteria – new release for Dermatology conditions New statewide referral criteria for a range of children and adult dermatology conditions come into effect…
General practice
19 September 2025
EMPHN Insights feature: AI is coming
Artificial intelligence (AI) is developing rapidly – unfortunately probably contributing measurably to climate change with AIs intense data processing requirements. But there is an obvious…
EMPHN Insights
18 September 2025
Dementia Action Week
Dementia Action Week is a campaign that runs every year from 15 to 21 September and recognises the impacts of dementia and encourages people to…
HealthPathways
15 September 2025
Join the mission to end HIV transmission. Learn how easy it is to prescribe PrEP today.
Australia’s goal of reaching virtual elimination of HIV transmission by 2030 is within reach – but we need your help to get there. ASHM’s new…
General practice
15 September 2025
Fly high with Puffin for your GPACI reporting
General Practices have a new way to manage and report on visits to patients in aged care with the release of the Puffin tool, developed…
Aged and palliative care