Mental health
Logo for the National MyMedicare PHN Implementation Program

Upcoming changes to the Better Access mental health program

8 October 2025
National PHN MyMedicare Implementation Program
Children and families

Statewide referral criteria: new release for dermatology conditions

7 October 2025
NWMPHN
Children and families

Statewide referral criteria: new suite of paediatric ENT conditions

7 October 2025
NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network logo

Update on Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Clinics

2 October 2025
NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
Dr Lester Mascarenhas, GP and founder of Utopia Refugee and Asylum Seeker Health in Hoppers Crossing

To break down health care barriers, it helps to be flexible

29 September 2025
Mary-Anne Toy
Health systems and capacity building
A logo for Outcome Health general practice in aged care incentive product, Puffin

Fly high with Puffin for your GPACI reporting

24 September 2025
NWMPHN
Health systems and capacity building
An unidentified general practitioner types at their laptop

Is your practice registered with Provider Connect Australia yet?

23 September 2025
NWMPHN
Health systems and capacity building
A Medicare card sits in front of a calculator and Australian currency

New bulk billing incentives calculator released for practices and GPs

23 September 2025
National PHN MyMedicare Implementation Program
Priority populations
94-year-old Italo poses for a photo with carer Penny at his Thornbury home

Care finders: helping older people navigate aged care services

15 September 2025
By Mary-Anne Toy
Suicide prevention
An unidentified woman sitting down hugs her knees, which are up at her chest, while sitting on a bed

New study links family violence and suicide

3 September 2025
NWMPHN
Mental health
A logo for headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation

Advance notice: request for tender opening soon

29 August 2025
NWMPHN
Prevention and management of chronic conditions
An unidentified male general practitioner writes notes as a female patient speaks with him

Understanding MyMedicare and new Chronic Conditions Management MBS item issues

28 August 2025
NWMPHN and the National PHN MyMedicare Implementation Program

News from around our region

General practices wanted for intellectual disability study

21 September 2026  |  Queensland Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability and Autism Health

Register now for WorkSafe Health & Safety Month events

18 September 2026  |  WorkSafe Victoria

Parkville precinct eReferrals coming soon

10 September 2026  |  Royal Melbourne Hospital

Tell 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)

Referrals to the RMH: providing care closer to home

14 August 2026  |  The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Revised RMH CDAMS Referral Criteria Now Available

20 July 2026  |  Royal Melbourne Hospital

Endometriosis Symposium: harnessing opportunities for change

13 July 2026  |  Julia Argyrou Endometriosis Centre

Improving the design of consumer-focused pathology reports

8 July 2026  |  St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne

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