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06 February 2026
Requesting POLAR support
Requesting POLAR support The way practices request POLAR support in the Eastern Melbourne PHN (EMPHN) catchment has changed: When contacting Outcome Health by raising a…
Digital enablement
03 February 2026
Primary Health Care Nurses Day 2026: Celebrating and supporting practice nurses
Eastern Melbourne PHN is proud to celebrate Primary Health Care Nurses Day on Wednesday, 4 February 2026, acknowledging the invaluable contribution nurses make across Australia’s…
General practice
02 February 2026
Aged Care On site Pharmacist Measure – Residential Aged Care Home Eligibility Update
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing advises that residential aged care home eligibility to participate in the Aged Care On-site Pharmacist (ACOP) Measure will…
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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
10 September 2025
World Suicide Prevention Day 2025: Changing the narrative on suicide
Each year, September 10th marks World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD), which focuses on bringing global attention on suicide prevention, uniting communities, organisations, and governments with…
Mental health
08 September 2025
New guidelines bridge paediatric palliative care knowledge gaps
When it comes to palliative care, adult-focused training doesn’t always translate effectively to paediatric patients. With approximately 30,000 Australian children living with life-limiting conditions, it’s…
Aged and palliative care