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SafeScript will be mandatory from 1 April 2020: Facts for general practice
GPs and GP registrars: Give us your feedback for a chance to win
Designing health
New public hospital referral criteria launch 1 February 2020
Good Death Innovation quality improvement project
Lost and found: A new social prescribing program
New statewide specialist clinic referral criteria launching in public hospitals from November 2019
Submitting practice data to NWMPHN at least once per quarter
New million-dollar program to reduce loneliness in north western Melbourne
Our new quality improvement program is here: How will your practice benefit?
Paediatric Pathways helping GPs to provide better care for our youngest patients
News from around our region
Prevention starts in primary care: Refer patients to Life! this National Diabetes Week
2 July 2026 | Diabetes VictoriaSeeking GPs for study on vaping, other nicotine product use in young adults
29 June 2026 | Monash UniversityRegistrations now open for Cancer Council Victoria’s Nurse Ambassador Program
19 June 2026 | Cancer Council VictoriaResearchers looking for participants in cognitive health study
5 June 2026 | The University of MelbourneAsbestos Voices: help shape future research on asbestos-related diseases
27 May 2026 | National Centre for Asbestos Related DiseasesSubscribe 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.