General practice: quick updates for week beginning 25 August 2025
Stay informed with Brisbane South PHN’s weekly updates for general practices.
Updates for the week beginning Monday 25 August 2025.
Find this week’s quick updates and alerts for local general practices, covering the latest sector developments, education and training events, key health system updates, funding opportunities and clinical resources relevant to our region. Updates are grouped by focus area for easy reference. For more information or tailored practice support, contact our Primary Care team at support@bsphn.org.au.
Important updates
Practice Manager and Practice Nurse Network Meeting
Join us at the Brisbane South PHN Practice Manager and Practice Nurse Network meeting. Topics include how to improve health outcomes of people from diverse backgrounds, along with insights from a school nurse about health care for children at school.
📅 Wednesday 3 September 2025
🕕 5:30 pm to 7:30 PM
📍 Brisbane South PHN Office, Eight Mile Plains
🎯 This meeting is for practice nurses and practice managers.
Tracking servicing requirements for the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive
Practices can use the Patient Monitoring and Tracking Spreadsheet, developed by The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to:
proactively manage care for people in residential aged care facilities
streamline the tracking of servicing requirements for the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive.
Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program – even payment split announced
Bulk billing incentive payments changes from 1 November 2025 will expand the eligibility of bulk billing incentives to all Australians with a Medicare card. Mark Butler, Minister for Health, Disability and Ageing announced that from 1 November 2025, practices and GPs registering for the Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program (BBPIP) will equally share in the additional incentive payment of 12.5% of MBS billings for eligible services.