Primary Health Networks Commissioning of Multidisciplinary Teams

Overview

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to improve access to affordable multidisciplinary team (MDT) care to support the management of chronic conditions and reduce avoidable hospitalisations, in-line with the recommendations of the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce. The eligible PHN will be able to apply for grant funding up to $1.497M over two years from 2025-26. The PHN will be required to commission MDT care across small, solo, rural, remote and/or Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services that are too small to engage their own multidisciplinary workforce through other funding streams.   Health professionals that can be commissioned to form part of the MDTs include:   Allied health professions: Art therapists, Audiologists, Chiropractors, Dietitians, Exercise Physiologists, Genetic Counsellors, Medical Radiation Practitioners, Music Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Optometrists, Orthoptists, Orthotists/Prosthetists, Osteopaths, Perfusionists, Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Podiatrists, Psychologists, Rehabilitation Counsellors, Social Workers, Sonographers, Speech Pathologists   Aboriginal Health Workers and Practitioners   Nurses   Nurse practitioners   Midwives   Assistant health workers (such as Allied Health Assistants).  Refer to the most recent version of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines and Addendum (Version 2) published on 17 June 2025. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.