The Department of Health is currently undertaking a review of the Practice Incentives Program Indigenous Health Incentive (PIP IHI). This review aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the PIP IHI to support general practices to provide culturally appropriate health care to...More
On 7 April 2019, the Minister for Health announced an updated review of natural therapies . The review will be led by the Australian Government Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Professor Brendan Murphy, and be supported by the Natural Therapies Review Expert Advisory Panel (NTREAP). More
An independent review of nursing preparation in Australia – Educating the Nurse of the Future was announced as a measure within the 2018/19 Federal Budget.
Led by Emeritus Professor Steven Schwartz AM, the Review will be future focussed and will consider how the education...More
Navigating the regulatory maze can be a challenge, especially if you're new to regulation.
SME Assist, in partnership with Cicada Innovations presents Meeting Your Obligations: a free workshop aimed at beginners who are unfamiliar with therapeutic goods regulation. This may...More
As part of the 2018-19 Budget More Choices for a Longer Life package, in principle support was provided to move from the current approach of allocating residential aged care places, to providers through the Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR), to alternative arrangements that support greater...More
Four years ago, Australia’s First National Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Strategy 2015-2019 was published. This Strategy, due to expire at the end of 2019, focuses predominantly on antibacterial resistance taking a One Health approach to address AMR across human health, animal health and...More
Draft National Clinical Quality Registry Strategy
The draft National CQR Strategy aims to drive continuous improvements in the quality and value of health care to achieve better health outcomes for all Australians.
CQRs monitor the quality (appropriateness and effectiveness) of...More
The Australian Government is the major funder of residential aged care in Australia. Since 2017 the Australian Government has been examining options for a new funding tool and system to replace the current Aged Care Funding Instrument.
The Department of Health commissioned the University of...More
Navigating the regulatory maze can be a challenge, especially if you're new to regulation.
SME Assist, in partnership with the Translational Research Institute (TRI) presents Meeting Your Obligations: a free workshop aimed at beginners who are unfamiliar with therapeutic...More
This event is part of the AusMedtech 2019 post-conference program.
Navigating the regulatory maze can be a challenge, especially if you're new to regulation.
SME Assist, together with AusBiotech , presents Meeting Your Obligations: a free workshop aimed at beginners who...More
‘The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has been commissioned by the Commonwealth Department of Health to investigate national reporting of treatment outcomes in the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set (AODTS NMDS) . As part of this work, AIHW...More
On 15 August 2018, the Minister for Health, the Hon Greg Hunt MP, announced at the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Forum on Inequities in Child Health in Canberra, the commencement of a process to establish a National Action Plan for the Health of Children and Young People: 2020 to 2030...More
The five year review of the Health Star Rating (HSR) system is currently underway. The review will consider if and how well the objectives of the HSR system are being met, and identify options for improvements to the ongoing implementation of the system. The review is being conducted by Matthews...More
With the release of NHMRC’s Gender Equality Strategy 2018–2021 , it is timely that NHMRC again reviews how Administering Institutions (AIs) are meeting the seven gender equality requirements in the NHMRC Administering Institution Policy .
To avoid overly burdening AIs,...More
This workshop is now at capacity. Please register your interest to assist in planning our next Sydney workshop (tentatively August 2019).
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Navigating the re gulatory maze can be a challenge,...More
The Department of Health (Department) is undertaking a thematic review (review) of its tobacco control legislation and is seeking input from stakeholders.
As part of the Legislation Act 2003, the Australian Government introduced changes to the sunsetting arrangements for legislative...More
Public Consultation
The 2018 Budget included an announcement that the Government would move to strengthen the prudential standards in aged care to improve the financial management of providers and limit risk of provider failures.
This would provide better protection to residents...More
The five National Blood Borne Viruses (BBV) and Sexually Transmissible Infections (STI) Strategies set the direction for Australia’s continuing response to BBV and STI from 2018 to 2022. Together, the strategies outline a framework for a high quality and coordinated national response to BBV...More
The Australian Government has a clear and bold vision for sport integrity in Australia, and is committed to ensuring Australian sport is appropriately protected in the rapidly evolving sports integrity threat environment .
The reforms announced as part of this package will require...More
In the 2018-19 Budget, the Government announced that it will design and implement a new framework for streamlined consumer assessments for all aged care services, to be delivered by a new national assessment workforce from 2020. The measure addresses an issue identified in the Legislated Review...More
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) is consulting with stakeholders on proposed changes to the maternal pertussis vaccination recommendations for inclusion in the Australian Immunisation Handbook, with an intention to submit the recommendation to the National Health...More
The Department of Health (the Department) has a responsibility to protect the integrity of Australia's health payments system through prevention, identification and treatment of incorrect claiming, inappropriate practice and fraud by health care providers and suppliers.
In the 2017-18...More
The DoctorConnect website is in the process of being redesigned and improved to provide a better experience for all users. The improvements will bring the website in line with the Whole of Australian Government Digital Transformation Agency Digital Service Standard .
I f you...More
The Department of Health (the Department) invites submissions to inform the Review of the Quality Use of Medicines Program's delivery by NPS MedicineWise (the Review).
The Review is being conducted by Emeritus Professor Lloyd Sansom AO.
Context
The Australian Government...More
Correction
Please note that question 4.1.B (Sodium: preferred option) should read:
‘Decrease the maximum sodium levels used to determine baseline points for sodium to better reflect the range of sodium levels in the food supply’ as outlined on page 37 of the...More
The development of the National Strategic Approach to Maternity Services (NSAMS) has commenced round 2 of consultation.
The consultation involves face to face workshops, an online survey and opportunity to submit written responses. In addition there will also be a series of webinars to...More
ATTENTION: Errors have been identified on pages 39 and 48 of the ‘Rationale Document’ and within the consultation questions. The proposed target for the Crumbed and Battered Proteins subcategory 1: Meat and poultry , was erroneously listed as 710mg/100g, rather than the ...More
This consultation is seeking feedback as part of a review of selected topics under the Pregnancy Care Guidelines.
The topics included in this consultation are:
Cervical length measurement to predict preterm birth
Syphilis
Chlamydia
...More
If you are promoting therapeutic goods (including medicines and medical devices) to the public, you must comply with the Advertising Code.
The Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code 2018 commences on 1 January 2019, replacing the 2015 Advertising Code. If you are advertising therapeutic goods,...More