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15 September 2025
Fly high with Puffin for your GPACI reporting
General Practices have a new way to manage and report on visits to patients in aged care with the release of the Puffin tool, developed…
Aged and palliative care
10 September 2025
World Suicide Prevention Day 2025: Changing the narrative on suicide
Each year, September 10th marks World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD), which focuses on bringing global attention on suicide prevention, uniting communities, organisations, and governments with…
Mental health
01 September 2025
New information on the Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program
Bulk billing incentive payments changes from 1 November 2025 will expand the eligibility of bulk billing incentives to all Australians with a Medicare card. Currently,…
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10 July 2024
General Practice in Aged Care Incentive – accreditation and exemptions for non-traditional practices
Some general practitioners that deliver care to residential aged care homes operate as sole providers and mobile practices and until recently were not eligible for…
GPACI
09 July 2024
Update for Aged Care Providers on the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive
On Monday 1 July 2024, the new General Practice in Aged Care Incentive commenced, providing incentive payments to general practices and general practitioners for delivering regular visits and care planning to…
GPACI
08 July 2024
Now available – Quality Improvement Toolkit for General Practice
EMPHN has created topic specific quality improvement toolkits that provide practical steps and ideas for practice teams to implement improvement activities at their own pace,…
General practice
01 July 2024
IAR Training and Networking Event
On June 27, 2024, EMPHN hosted a comprehensive Initial Assessment & Referral (IAR) training and networking event in South Morang. Supported by EMPHN’s GP Engagement…
Events
28 June 2024
General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GPACI)
Last week, the Department of Health & Ageing (DOHA), released further information regarding the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GPACI). What is GPACI? The…
Aged and palliative care
25 June 2024
The Victorian Pelvic Pain Symposium – “laying bare the truth down there…”
The Victorian Pelvic Pain Symposium, held on June 13, was a groundbreaking event focused on the issue of pelvic pain. It served as a platform…
Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain
24 June 2024
Targeted programs provide mental health boost to older Victorians
A targeted mental health and wellbeing program is providing essential skills to older adults who were identified by the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health…
Aged and palliative care
19 June 2024
Enhancing dementia care through virtual reality workshops
Eastern Melbourne PHN and North Western Melbourne PHN, through the HealthPathways Melbourne program and in partnership with Dementia Australia, recently delivered two in-person immersive workshops…
Aged and palliative care
17 June 2024
HealthPathways team at the National Dementia Conference
The HealthPathways Melbourne team recently participated in the National Dementia Conference 2024, held over two days on June 12 and 13 at Crown Promenade, Melbourne.…
Aged and palliative care