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HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 26-2669
17 pages
PDF
This FOI release concerns Palantir Technologies' engagement with the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing over the National One Stop Shop (NOSS) ICT Solution for Health and Medical Research. It comprises industry briefing registrations and invitations (September 2024), a…
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HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 26-2615
103 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains correspondence from Health Minister Mark Butler to the South Australian Disability Minister regarding the extension of National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) Board member appointments. The letter announces the minister's intention to appoint five…
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HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 26-2575
1 page
PDF
This FOI release contains a brief email from the Director of CHSP Service Reform confirming that all subcontractors have been paid, dated 26 February 2025. The email, addressed to Rachel Blackwood, includes an attachment referencing a letter to Ashurst dated 13 September 2024.…
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HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 26-2650
127 pages
PDF
This FOI release (FOI 26-2650, about 457,000 characters across 43-plus pages) contains operational data on registered nurse coverage in aged care facilities. Document 1 is a monthly tally of homes meeting 24/7 registered nurse coverage requirements from July 2023 to December…
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HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 26-2498
6 pages
PDF
This charter establishes the governance framework for Australia's Health Ministers Meeting (HMM), a partnership between Commonwealth, State, and Territory governments for coordinating national health policy. The HMM's primary purpose is to provide leadership on health issues of…
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HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 26-2649
318 pages
PDF
This FOI release concerns ministerial correspondence MC24-005915, raised by Senator Katy Gallagher on behalf of Future Fit Collective, a coalition of Meals on Wheels services developing the open-source aged care software Open Care Tech. The collective alleged that a…
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HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 26-2642
13 pages
PDF
The Department of Health released its Phase 3 Youth Vaping Education Campaign strategy (2025–26), detailing a multi-channel media approach targeting 14–24-year-olds. The campaign employs a digital-first strategy including video on demand platforms (BVOD, SVOD, YouTube, Vevo)…
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HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 26-2584
30 pages
PDF
This FOI release comprises internal Department of Health and Aged Care documents concerning a $1.53 million contract with Miles Morgan Australia (MMA) to transition the Whitehorse Meals on Wheels enterprise resourcing planning (ERP) software, oversight and support to Newcastle…
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HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 26-2617 IR
22 pages
PDF
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing released documents regarding the Medical Treatment Overseas Program (MTOP), which provides financial assistance to Australian citizens and residents with life-threatening conditions requiring overseas medical treatment unavailable…
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HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 5165
34 pages
PDF
Royal Hobart Hospital's Paediatric Diabetes Centre provided feedback on the JDRF insulin pump program restructure, documenting clinical concerns about limiting funding to a single pump model. The facility reported that 21% of their insulin pump users were JDRF-funded, projected…
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HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 26-2718
1 page
PDF
This letter from Future Fit Collective to the Department of Health and Aged Care (June 2024) concerns intellectual property disputes over open-source software developed for the Commonwealth Home Support Programme meal provider transformation initiative. The software codebase was…
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HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 26-2543–2026
3 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains internal Department of Health email communications regarding interim fee arrangements for the Support at Home (SAH) program. The documents outline guidance for service providers on how to manage participant contributions during the income and assets…
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HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 26-2711–2026
1 page
PDF
This FOI release contains internal Department of Health email correspondence regarding the accuracy of the Aged Care Quality and Safeguards Commission's classification in the departmental organisational chart. A staff member flagged that the Commission was incorrectly listed as…
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HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 26-2605–2026
4 pages
PDF
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing submitted formal feedback to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) on the draft 6th Edition of the Standards for General Practices. The departmental submission, dated October 2025, aligned the RACGP…
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HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 26-2476
224 pages
PDF
This FOI disclosure concerns the Disability Representative Organisations (DRO) grant program administered by the Department of Social Services through the Community Grants Hub. The program allocated $10.208 million over two years (2024-25 to 2025-26) to fund organisations…
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HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 26-2576
2 pages
PDF
The release contains two versions of a letter from the Department of Health and Aged Care's Access and Home Support Division to the Future Fit Collective (FFC) directors, under reference MC24-005915, which responds to the FFC's letter of 12 June 2024. The first is dated 16…
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HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 26-2683–26
19 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains a ministerial correspondence reply dated 19 February 2026 about access to MBS telehealth for a client, plus two Department of Health, Disability and Ageing factsheets on non-referred MBS telehealth services (last updated 23 October 2025). The reply…
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HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 26-2567
145 pages
PDF
The release is a 130-page Commonwealth Home Support Programme Program Manual 2023-24 (version last updated June 2023), disclosed under FOI reference 26-2567. It is a policy and operational guide rather than clinical or regulatory evaluation material, and it contains no PBS, TGA…
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HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 26-2622
203 pages
PDF
This FOI disclosure provides a registry of aged care service providers operating under the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) and related aged care arrangements across Australia. The document lists provider ABNs, legal names, service types, and Aged Care Planning Regions…
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HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 26-2682–2026
2 pages
PDF
The National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) applies annual supply limits to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices based on manufacturer recommendations, with base allocations ranging from 420-480 days and extended allocations providing 504-570 days of supply. Covered…