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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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23 March 2026
Free Medicare Billing CPD for general practice
Are you looking to stay up to date with Medicare billing requirements and understand how recent changes affect every day general practice? EMPHN is offering…
General practice
23 March 2026
My Health Record – training and support for healthcare providers
My Health Record continues to play a central role in improving the safety, quality and continuity of care across Australia’s health system. To support healthcare…
Digital health
23 March 2026
New Medicare expansion aims to improve speech pathology access – What GPs should know
The Australian Government has expanded access to support services for children and young people with severe speech and language disorders. From 1 March 2026 the…
General practice
23 March 2026
Seeking GPs/practice nurse for Primary Care Stakeholder Group – ‘Clinics2Community: Supporting Continuing Care’
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne is progressing to pilot implementation of the Model of Care developed via the 2025 ‘Supported Discharge from Specialist Clinics’ project, with…
Events
10 March 2026
Identify, assess and manage CVD risk in the Eastern Melbourne region
After running 15 successful national CVD virtual roadshows for general practice teams across Australia, the Heart Foundation is thrilled to move forward with their next…
Events
10 March 2026
New statewide referral criteria for referrals to lung nodule services are now in effect
Statewide referral criteria is now in effect for adult lung nodule conditions in public hospitals. The Victorian Department of Health has developed and published statewide…
General practice
05 March 2026
When worry doesn’t retire: Anxiety in later life
Come and join an engaging evening at St George’s Hospital Campus of St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne to explore evidence-based approaches for supporting the mental health…
Events
23 February 2026
“Know your network” – NEMHSCA Service Snapshot Series 2026
As part of the BridgePoint Workforce Development Project, NEMHSCA are hosting a monthly series of 30-minute online information sessions to showcase the rich expertise and…
09 February 2026
BBPIP Q1 payments issued and national bulk billing campaign now live
BBPIP Q1 payments have been issued The first quarter payments for the Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program (BBPIP) have now been processed. Practices and providers…
General practice