New My Health Record permanent delete function activated

Australians can choose to have or cancel a My Health Record at any point in their life. New laws to strengthen the privacy and security protections within My Health Record mean that from today, a function has been activated in the My Health Record system that allows a...

Register now for My Health Record Consumer workshops

The Australian Digital Health Agency invites you to participate in a half day workshop to assist the Agency to develop tailored education materials for consumers to help support them to use the My Health Record effectively. These materials will then be used in...

Senate passes legislation to strengthen My Health Record privacy

15 November 2018,  the Senate passed the My Health Records Amendment (Strengthening Privacy) Bill 2018. Following the Senate’s approval, the bill will need to go back to the House of Representatives, which sits again on 26 November 2018. If passed by the House of...

My Health Record opt out extended until 31 January 2019

November 15 was the deadline to opt-put of My Health Record, but a last minute Senate vote has succeeded in extending the deadline until January 31, 2019. Update: 14:55pm: Health Minister Greg Hunt tweeted a confirmation of the extension. Today the Government worked...