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Released
FOI 25-0144 LD
3 pages
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Eli Lilly Australia proposed a price reduction for baricitinib 2 mg and 4 mg tablets (Olumiant®), used to treat rheumatoid arthritis on the PBS, from $1,092.47 to $934.00 per pack effective 1 August 2024. To maintain the existing effective ex-manufacturer price while lowering…
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FOI 25-0173 LD
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This FOI release contains a list of 62 residential aged care homes across NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, and VIC that are not listed in Appendix 1 (the specific appendix reference is not clarified in the excerpt). The document presents a table with facility names organized by state, with…
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FOI 25-0166 LD
25 pages
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This FOI release concerns Home Care Package (HCP) funding policy regarding acceptable transport modes for aged care clients. A community forum discussion from April 2023 clarifies that Uber and other rideshare services are explicitly excluded from HCP-funded transportation, with…
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FOI 25-0116 LD
9 pages
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A value for money assessment from January-March 2022 documents the Department of Health's evaluation of Miles Morgan Australia's unsolicited proposal to develop an Aged Care Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Strategy, responding to Recommendation 109 of the Royal…
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FOI 25-0157 LD
37 pages
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The Department of Health and Aged Care contracted Kaunitz Yeung Architecture PTY. LTD (ABN 88 157 779 774) for architectural services related to implementing the National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines, which were introduced in July 2024 to improve quality of life in…
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FOI 25-0141 LD
9 pages
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This FOI release lists 65 Commonwealth procurement contracts published on AusTender that were exempted from disclosure under paragraph 2.6 of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules. The contracts cover medical supplies, health services, and COVID-19 response initiatives spanning…
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FOI 25-0097 LD
49 pages
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This FOI release contains a PBS submission from the National LGBTI Health Alliance requesting changes to testosterone prescribing restrictions to improve access for transgender, intersex, and gender-diverse patients. The submission sought to restore GP prescribing authority for…
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FOI 25-0137 LD
52 pages
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The Department of Health released a consultation version of the Traumatic Brain Injury Mission Implementation Plan (November 2024), outlining a research and innovation strategy funded through the Medical Research Future Fund. The document establishes three primary aims…
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Released
FOI 25-1519 IC
232 pages
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In March 2017, the Department of Health received a proposal for the Feed Australia program, a nutrition intervention targeting childhood obesity through early childhood education services. The program uses technology to make dietary science accessible to childcare providers…
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FOI 25-0084 LD
23 pages
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This FOI release contains draft talking points for Minister Butler's press conference on the COVID-19 Response Inquiry Report, delivered 29 October 2024. The document outlines the Minister's key messaging emphasizing that Australia lacked sufficient pandemic preparedness, with…
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FOI 25-1421
128 pages
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The Department of Health commissioned a stakeholder engagement strategy (March 2019) to support development of a clinical pathway and multidisciplinary care model for patients with debilitating symptom complexes attributed to ticks (DSCATT). The strategy outlines consultation…
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FOI 25-0083 LD
66 pages
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The Department of Health and Aged Care released an internal communication plan designed to support staff following the anticipated October 2025 release of the COVID-19 Response Inquiry Report. The plan acknowledges that the inquiry's findings—aimed at identifying lessons learned…
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FOI 25-0105
2 pages
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This FOI release concerns correspondence between the Future Fit Collective and federal politicians regarding Open Care Tech, open-source software developed through a government-funded aged care reform program. The Future Fit program engaged community meal services in developing…
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FOI 25-0077 LD
10 pages
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Meals on Wheels service providers from NSW, Queensland, Tasmania, and Victoria who participated in the Future Fit feasibility study wrote to Minister Wells in February 2024 requesting that software developed through the program be made open source. The services contributed…
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FOI 25-0177 LD
88 pages
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This quarterly data report on the Home Care Packages Program (HCPP) for July-September 2024 shows 289,582 people had access to home care packages, with 277,794 actively enrolled. The program approved 40,184 new packages that quarter, releasing 32,765 packages at an average of…
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Released
FOI 5329-2024
93 pages
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This FOI release contains correspondence between the Department of Health and Aged Care and Miles Morgan Australia regarding the transition of Whitehorse services to Newcastle Meals on Wheels (NMOW). The emails, dated January 5-12, 2024, document coordination between department…
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FOI 25-0013 LD
18 pages
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This FOI release contains internal Department of Health and Aged Care correspondence regarding the transition of Whitehorse Meals on Wheels services to National Meals on Wheels (NMOW), dated January-February 2024. The documents show departmental coordination with Miles Morgan…
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FOI 25-4025 IC
21 pages
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This FOI release contains internal project management communications from April 2020 regarding CovidSafe app development rather than health regulatory or clinical information. The email from Miguel Carrasco to Peter Alexander discusses Sprint Release 2 scope for the…
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FOI 25-0019 LD
164 pages
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This FOI release documents a commitment approval from June 2024 for the Department of Health and Aged Care to engage Accenture Australia for Government Provider Management System (GPMS) Release 9 onwards delivery. The approval authorizes expenditure of up to $289.36 million (GST…
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FOI 25-0161 LD and 25-0171 LD
3 pages
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The Department of Health and Aged Care released details of 131 Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) growth funding agreements executed for 2024-25 under grant GO6887. The disclosure lists approved providers and their individual funding allocations, ranging from…