Directory of Health and Ageing Resources

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• Australian Aged Care Quality Agency

  http://www.aacqa.gov.au/
  The independent body responsible for managing the accreditation and ongoing supervision of Commonwealth funded aged care homes.

• Australian General Practice Training

  http://www.gpet.com.au/
  Postgraduate vocational training program for medical graduates wishing to pursue a career in general practice and/or rural and remote medicine in Australia.

• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

  http://www.aihw.gov.au/
  Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics and information.

• Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)

  http://www.arpansa.gov.au/
  Federal Government agency charged with protecting the health and safety of people, and the environment, from the harmful effects of radiation.

• Department of Health and Ageing

  http://www.health.gov.au/
  The Department which seeks to promote, develop, and fund health and aged care services for the Australian public.

• Food Standard Australia New Zealand

  http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/
  Responsible for developing, varying and reviewing standards for food available in Australia and New Zealand.

• National Blood Authority (NBA)

  http://www.blood.gov.au/
  Saving and improving Australian lives through blood supply.

• National Health and Medical Research Council

  http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/
  Consolidates within a single national organisation the often independent functions of research funding and development of advice.

• Office of the Gene Technology Regulator

  http://www.ogtr.gov.au/
  Provides administrative support of a national scheme for the regulation of genetically modified organisms in Australia.

• Private Health Insurance Administration Council

  http://www.phiac.gov.au/
  An independent organisation that administers private health insurance policy set down by the Australian Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing.

• Private Health Insurance Ombudsman

  http://www.phio.org.au/
  The main role of the Ombudsman is to provide private health insurance members with an independent service for health insurance problems and enquiries.

• Professional Services Review

  http://www.psr.gov.au/
  Aims to protect the integrity of Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

• Public Health Information Development Unit

  http://www.publichealth.gov.au/
  Unit aids development of public health data, systems, and indicators for the department of health and aged care. Projects, publications, staff contacts, and downloads provided.

• Therapeutic Goods Administration

  http://www.tga.gov.au/
  Authority responsible for regulating medicines, medical devices, blood, and tissues. Contains regulatory and safety information.

 

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