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March 2021 Mar 2021
The MBS COVID-19 vaccine suitability assessment service is free to Medicare eligible patients and the MBS items must be bulk billed.
The MBS items are part of the Australian Government’s second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination program (known as phase 1B). Under this phase, the Government will work with accredited general practices, General Practitioner-led Respiratory Clinics and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services to vaccinate certain cohorts of persons aged 18 years of age or older.
For more information see the MBS factsheet.
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January 2021 Jan 2021
The Department of Health has changed legislation so that Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation PBS (RPBS) medicines must be prescribed using the active ingredient names, instead of the brand name of a medicine.
The Mental Health Innovation Challenge, hosted by the PHN has unveiled a wealth of exciting programs and services aimed at increasing mental fitness across the region.
National men’s mental health and suicide prevention charity, The Men’s Table, has launched its 150th Table in Inverell, NSW.