Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) clients have been advised to continue accessing health care during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to contact their usual General Practitioner (GP) to discuss the options available to them.

DVA and the Older Persons Advocacy Network are hosting a series of eight webinars. Following on from the first successful webinar held on 25 March 2020, webinars two and three will be held on Tuesday 26 May 2020. The topics are:

• 11 am — Veterans’ Home Care
• 2 pm — Respite and Convalescent Care

DVA clients are receiving new look Veteran Cards to access healthcare. Health providers can accept the Veteran Cards from DVA clients for their treatments as usual. Client entitlements remain the same.

Accessing and installing a personal monitoring system may be suitable for older veterans and widow/ers if they are self-isolating to protect themselves from exposure to COVID-19.

Temporary changes in service delivery to our clients during the current pandemic.

While their claim is being considered, eligible claimants will be able to receive medical and allied health treatment on a provisional basis for one or more of the 20 most commonly accepted conditions for ex-serving members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

Get the latest information about DVA’s healthcare arrangements during the COVID-19 pandemic and useful links to information to share with your veteran patients.

DVA has revised the MRI Prior Approval Request Form to simplify and ensure more timely submissions and responses for imaging clinics and GPs.

This factsheet contains all of the information you need to know about with the current COVID-19 pandemic.

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) has published a Request For Information (RFI) on AusTender about rehabilitation services. Submissions are due by 2:00 pm Friday 27 March 2020.