Following a competitive tender process, Therapeutic Guidelines Limited (TGL) has been selected to lead this work by the Department of Health, Disability and Aging.
Take the RPHCM User Survey to share your thoughts about the manuals.
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CARPA Remote Health Professionals Upskilling Scholarship
Applications are now open and will close on 30 September 2026.
The 2026 CARPA Remote Health Professionals Upskilling Scholarship aims to support health professionals working in MMM 6–7 locations to access CRANAplus clinical education courses.
Remote Health Leadership, Management & WHS Scholarship
Applications are now open and will close on 30 September 2026.
This scholarship supports remote health practitioners working in MMM 6–7 locations to undertake professional development in health leadership, management, or workplace health and safety (WHS).
Help us to shape the new Remote Primary Health Care Manuals by providing your feedback
TG want feedback from anyone who has ever looked at or used the CARPA, Women’s Business Manual, Procedure Manual or Medicines Book including Doctors, Nurses, Aboriginal Health Practitioners, Allied Health, pharmacists, educators, managers, researchers, policy writers.
Please complete the short survey found at https://forms.office.com/r/0mH4EghkqK
Media Release: Appointment of Therapeutic Guidelines Limited to support digital future of Remote Primary Health Care Manuals
TGL appointed as the new digital health care publisher of the RPHC Manuals.
CARPA Communique Regarding the Remote Primary Health Care Manuals, February 2026
The Commonwealth Department of Health, Disability, and Ageing has committed to fund an update of the Remote Primary Health Care Manuals, and the tender selection process is currently underway. While the finished product could take as many as three years to develop, this is an important first step in the long overdue process of updating the manuals.
Please continue to send your feedback about the Remote Primary Health Care Manuals to rphcm@crana.org.au so it can be shared with the incoming project team of the successful applicant.
Remembering Chris Perry
The CARPA management committee is deeply saddened to share the unexpected passing of Chris Perry on the 20th of December 2025.
Chris was a valued colleague whose dedication, integrity, and kindness made a lasting impact.
Communique from the RPHCM governance committee.
The RPHCM governance committee remains committed to ensuring the ongoing integrity, relevance, and accessibility of the Remote Primary Health Care Manuals. During the past few weeks, the governance committee has been working with stakeholders in relation to the next...
National Guide to preventive healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
CARPA contributed to the 4th edition of the National Guide to preventive healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, published in November 2024.
It can be accessed at https://www.racgp.org.au/clinical-resources/clinical-guidelines/key-racgp-guidelines/national-guide.
Visit the NACCHO-RACGP Resource hub to access resources including health check recommendations and good practice tables to support effective and culturally safe healthcare that is valued by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
HTLV-1 disproportionally affects Aboriginal people from remote Central Australia.
HTLV-1 disproportionally affects Aboriginal people from remote Central Australia.
The Australian Clinical Guidelines on HTLV-1 for Aboriginal Primary Health Care Settings (the Guidelines) are a comprehensive, culturally safe and evidence-based guide to the prevention, testing, diagnosis, management and care of Human T-lymphotropic virus subtype 1 (HTLV-1).
To access the guidelines and associated resources: https://htlv1.guidelines.org.au/