Submit your response to the Interim Report
The Panel for the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation welcomes feedback on the reform options presented in its Interim Report.
The issues contained in the Interim Report are complex, with the potential to impact significantly on...More
The Interim Report presents the findings and options for reform arising from the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation. The issues in this report are complex, with the potential to impact significantly on community pharmacy. For this reason, the Review Panel invites you to provide any...More
The National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) was established in 1987 to provide subsidised access to products and services required for self-management of diabetes.
The Scheme currently provides subsidised syringes and needles, blood glucose test strips, urine ketone test strips and insulin...More
The Australian Government has commissioned an independent review of Commonwealth aged care quality regulatory processes (the Review). The Review was announced in response to the Oakden Report (attached below) which detailed failures in the quality of care delivered at the Oakden Older Persons...More
Introduction
The Health Star Rating (HSR) Advisory Committee (HSRAC), responsible for overseeing the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the HSR system, is undertaking a five year review of the HSR system. The HSR system is a front-of-pack labelling (FoPL) scheme intended to assist...More
This consultation is seeking feedback as part of a review of selected topics under the Antenatal Care Guidelines.
Antenatal Care Guidelines
In November 2010 all Health Ministers agreed to the National Maternity Services Plan which included the development of national evidence-based antenatal...More
Thank you to all staff who attended, in person or virtually, the staff budget briefing on Wednesday 10 March at 10:30 am.
We used Live Stream to bring you the briefing and Poll Everywhere to capture your questions and voting on questions for the Secretary.
What did you think of both the Live...More
Introduction
The Health Star Rating (HSR) Advisory Committee (HSRAC), responsible for overseeing the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the HSR system, is reappraising the form of the food (‘as prepared’) rules in The Guide for Industry to the HSR Calculator . On 28 April 2017...More
The Australian Government released the National Ageing and Aged Care Strategy for People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Backgrounds (the CALD Strategy) to respond to the needs of older people from CALD backgrounds and better support the aged care sector to deliver care that is...More
The Australian Government released the National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Ageing and Aged Care Strategy (the LGBTI Strategy) to respond to the needs of older LGBTI peoples and better support the aged care sector to deliver care that is sensitive and appropriate.
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Developing an Aged Care Diversity Framework
The Hon Ken Wyatt AM MP, Minister for Aged Care and Minister for Indigenous Health, has asked the Department of Health to co-design an Aged Care Diversity Framework (the Framework) by December 2017. To inform development of the Framework the Minister...More
The Department of Health is inviting submissions from organisations and individuals on the social and cultural determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.
Health outcomes for individuals are the result of a complex interaction between biological factors and the social and...More
The Australian Government released the National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Ageing and Aged Care Strategy (the LGBTI Strategy) to respond to the needs of older LGBTI peoples and better support the aged care sector to deliver care that is sensitive and appropriate.
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The Australian Government released the National Ageing and Aged Care Strategy for People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Backgrounds (the CALD Strategy) to respond to the needs of older people from CALD backgrounds and better support the aged care sector to deliver care that is...More
The Australian Government is committed to the quality of care of older people and considers the health, safety and welfare of aged care recipients a high priority. As part of reforms to the aged care system, the government is developing an end-to-end, market-based system with the sector, where...More
The Australian Government is committed to the quality of care of older people and considers the health, safety and welfare of aged care recipients a high priority. As part of reforms to the aged care system, the government is developing an end-to-end, market-based system with the sector, where...More
The Australian Government has announced its commitment to implement a ban on the testing of cosmetics on animals. This commitment recognises the strong view of many Australians on this issue, and brings Australia into line with similar bans implemented in other countries. In fulfilling this...More
Recently you participated in a consultation forum for the National Health Genomics Policy Framework (the Framework).
We would like to hear your feedback on your experience, to help inform future events, and assist in the development of the Framework.
The survey will take approximately 5-10...More
* CONSULTATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MONDAY, 13 MARCH 2017 *
Introduction
The Commonwealth Department of Health (the Department) is seeking feedback on the draft National Health Genomics Policy Framework (the Framework).
The Framework is a commitment between Commonwealth and states and...More
We are inviting you to complete a survey about the Panel of Program Reviewers and Evaluators RFQ process you recently participated in.
Your responses will help us improve the quality of our RFQ processes. De-identified and aggregated feedback from this and other surveys may be provided to...More
You were recently involved in running a RFQ process under the Deed of Standing Offer for Program Reviewers and Evaluators.
This questionnaire is about your experiences with the RFQ process. Your responses will help us improve the quality of future RFQ processes.
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We are inviting you to complete a survey about the Panel of Program Reviewers and Evaluators RFQ process you recently participated in.
Your responses will help us improve the quality of our RFQ processes. No identifiable information about your responses will be provided to the program area...More
The Rewards and Recognition Program has been created to have a single point of reference for all awards, internal and external, and to provide guidance for informal recognition.
At the bottom of this page you will find the attached draft Rewards and Recognition Program which has been developed...More
The Information Technology Division are improving ICT services by making changes to our desktop arrangements.
Recently, you received a new virtual desktop. Now that you’ve had time to work with it, we’d like to hear about your experience.
Note: If you use a Health physical desktop then...More
We are inviting you to complete a survey about a Panel of Program Reviewers and Evaluators Request for Quotation (RFQ) process that you recently participated in.
Your responses will help us improve the quality of our RFQ processes.
The survey is not anonymous but no identifiable information...More
The review of Australia’s health system performance information and reporting frameworks has been commissioned by the Department of Health, on behalf of the Australia Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (AHMAC). The purpose of the review is to identify how AHMAC can modernise, strengthen and...More
The Australian Commission on Safety & Quality in Health Care (the Commission) is seeking feedback on the draft Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Clinical Care Standard.
The Clinical Care Standard includes a small number of quality statements describing the care that should be offered, and a set of...More
The Australian Government has announced its commitment to implement a ban on testing cosmetics on animals. This commitment recognises the strong view many Australians have on this issue and brings Australia into line with similar policies implemented in other countries. In fulfilling this...More
As part of the changes announced in 2012, a comprehensive review was included in the Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better) Act 2013 (the Act). The Aged Care Legislated Review (the Review) will look at the impact of the changes to date and where we need to take the system in the future.
On 22...More
The Practice Incentives Program (PIP) is a key driver of quality care in the general practice sector. In the 2016-17 Federal Budget, the Australian Government announced it would work towards changing the PIP through the measure entitled “Quality Improvement in General Practice – Simplification...More