News
New telehealth MBS item numbers
Renaming of clinical referral pages on HealthPathways Melbourne coming soon
Infant pathways now available for GPs and health professionals on HealthPathways Melbourne
Revisiting eating disorder treatment plans: tips for GPs
Mandatory reporting to the Australian Immunisation Register from 1 July 2021
General practices: please complete and return your new Data Sharing Agreement
Healthdirect Video Call Exemplar Program extended to 30 June 2022
New Infection Prevention Helpline now available to support primary health care services
Important request for general practices to cc the Royal Women's Hospital on pathology requests
New data sharing agreements for general practices using Pen CAT
Counselling patients who are not sure about COVID-19 vaccines: tips for general practice
Managing QR codes, check-ins and staff attestations in primary health care services
News from around our region
Survey of prescribing practices for patients of childbearing potential taking antiseizure medications (ASMs)
15 January 2026 | University of MelbourneHelp improve medicine safety in Australia: join a Monash University study
13 January 2026 | Monash UniversityDecommissioning of the NPS MedicineWise and Doctor’s Bag mobile applications
12 January 2026 | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health CarePre-travel consult? Make measles immunity a priority
23 December 2025 | North Eastern Public Health UnitVictorian Government dementia funding on offer for Brimbank GPs
9 December 2025 | Victorian Department of HealthReferrals for children newly diagnosed with diabetes into Western Health ambulatory clinic
27 November 2025 | Western HealthSubscribe to receive our fortnightly newsletter
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We acknowledge the people of the Kulin nations as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which our work in the community takes place. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
We also recognise, respect and affirm the central role played in our work by people with lived experience, their families and/or carers.
While the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has contributed to the funding of this website, the information on this website does not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Government and is not advice that is provided, or information that is endorsed, by the Australian Government. The Australian Government is not responsible in negligence or otherwise for any injury, loss or damage however arising from the use of or reliance on the information provided on this website.