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Organisation

Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)

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Acronym:
DHAC
Strategy

Nurse practitioner workforce plan


This plan aims to enhance the accessibility and delivery of person-centred care for all Australian communities through a well-distributed, culturally safe Nurse Practitioner workforce. It provides strategic directions for the next ten years and beyond.
Discussion paper

A new model for regulating aged care: consultation paper no.2


This consultation paper outlines the details of the proposed approach to regulating aged care. It recommends a new aged care system that is more person-centered and focused on the needs and preferences of the individuals as well as a simplified and streamlined regulatory system to reduce the burden on providers and improve the quality of...
Report

Independent Review of Medicare Integrity and Compliance: final report


The Federal Health and Aged Care Minister, Mark Butler, commissioned Dr Pradeep Philip to conduct an independent review into the integrity of Medicare and its health provider compliance mechanisms. This report outlines the findings from the review.
Guide

National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program (QI Program) Manual 3.0 – Part A


Participation in the National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program (QI Program) has been a requirement for all approved providers of residential care services since 1 July 2019. This publication is a manual to administer the QI Program's quarterly reporting requirements against eleven quality indicators across crucial care areas and to inform policy and regulation.
Report

Lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic


The Department of Health and Aged Care engaged Nous Group to develop this report that records the lessons learned by the Advisory Committee on the Health Emergency Response to COVID-19 for People with Disability over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.