News
New Assignment of Benefit consent requirements now in place
Helping your patients with free digital mental health support
Important update to assignment of benefit changes 1 July 2026
Upcoming changes to bulk billing consent: what general practices need to know
New resources for using medicines on the way
CAREinMIND™ Wellbeing Support Service change: information for referrers
Boosting women’s health in the west
Building trust early: the many benefits of Year 7 health checks
Advance notice for Brimbank general practices: request for tender opening soon
Reconnect with your local peers: NWMPHN networking sessions are back
Stay up to date with new pathology and imaging results additions to My Health Record
Menopause and perimenopause resources for health professionals ahead of national campaign
News from around our region
Driving better care through the MedicineInsight program
21 October 2026 | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health CareJoin AusCAPPS: supporting better contraceptive and abortion care
21 October 2026 | Monash UniversityYour voice matters! Opportunity to provide feedback on education for secondary stroke prevention
20 October 2026 | Monash UniversityGPs needed for study on Alzheimer's disease in primary care
12 October 2026 | The University of MelbourneApplications open soon for Victorian GP dermoscopy program
12 October 2026 | Cancer Council VictoriaIntervention for adults with ongoing complaints after concussion
9 October 2026 | The University of MelbourneGeneral practices wanted for intellectual disability study
21 September 2026 | Queensland Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability and Autism HealthTell APNA what it's like to work as a nurse or midwife in primary health care - and win!
7 September 2026 | The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA)Subscribe 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.