Primary health: quick updates for week beginning 27 October 2025
Updates for the week beginning Monday 27 October 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.
For more information or tailored practice support, contact our Primary Care team at [email protected].
Bulk Billing Incentives Calculator
A new calculator has been released for general practice owners, managers and individual general practitioners to estimate annual earnings from Medicare Bulk Billing Incentives (BBIs) and the new Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program (BBPIP), starting 1 November 2025.
Access the Bulk Billing Incentives Calculator.
A Bulk Billing Incentives Calculator User Guide is also available.
Eliminating Cervical Cancer Virtual Conference 2025
The Eliminating Cervical Cancer Conference 2025 will be held virtually on Monday 17 November 2025. Hosted by the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Cervical Cancer Control, this year’s theme is ‘Working towards Elimination: Success, Innovation and Challenges in Implementation.’
📅 Monday17 November 2025
🕕 12 midday to 3 PM AEDT
📍 This is an online event
This virtual event is free of charge for all delegates, providing an invaluable opportunity to network, learn, and contribute to the global effort to eliminate cervical cancer.
Learn more and register online.
Interested in improving cervical screening rates at your practice? Follow our self-paced quality improvement activity for guidance. If you have any questions about cancer screening, please email [email protected]
Keep your accreditation details up to date in PRODA to avoid impacts to MyMedicare and other programs
To avoid interruptions to MyMedicare eligibility, please ensure your accreditation details are current in the Organisation Register in PRODA.
For instructions on how to add your new accreditation details in PRODA, please refer to our guide.
For further support with the Organisation Register, please refer to the Services Australia’s Health Professional Education Resources.