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In August 2011, the then Council of Australian Governments (now National Cabinet) agreed to major changes in how public hospitals were to be funded by Commonwealth, State and Territory governments, including the move from block grants to an ‘activity-based’ funding system (ABF).These changes included establishing the Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool (the Administrator) and the National Health Funding Body (NHFB) to improve transparency of public hospital funding arrangements…

Clause B102 of the National Health Reform Agreement requires the Administrator to publish details of Commonwealth, State and Territory compliance with the data requirements specified in the Administrator's Data Plan.

This Annual Report provides an overview of the role and work of the Administrator during 2025–26 and provides both the combined and individual State and Territory Pool Accounts for 2025–26.This report should be read in conjunction with the National Health Funding Body Annual Report 2025–26.We aim to provide documents in an accessible format. If you're having problems using a document with your accessibility tools, please contact us for help.

Our Annual Report highlights our key achievements in 2025–26. We have measured our results against a range of performance criteria outlined in the Portfolio Budget Statements, our Strategic Direction and our Corporate Plan. We introduce our leadership team, provide details on how we support our workforce and explain our approach to governance. We also detail our financial performance, including our audited financial statements.An accessible copy of this report is available online at&nbsp…

The NHFB Corporate Plan 2026-27 sets our direction for the next four years and covers the activities we will undertake to achieve our purpose. 

Clause B102 of the National Health Reform Agreement requires the Administrator to publish details of Commonwealth, State and Territory compliance with the data requirements specified in the Administrator's Data Plan.

This document is the Administrator's policy for publishing details of Commonwealth, State and Territory compliance with the data requirements of the Administrator's Three-Year Data Plan. Link to: Guidance for the drafting of NHR Statements of Assurance 2026-27

This document sets out the Administrator's determination of the minimum level of data required from jurisdictions. It includes the following attachments: att_1_three_year_data_plan_file_specifications_for_data_submission_2026-27.pdf (pdf, 471.1 KB) This document sets out the technical details of the data to be provided to the Administrator by jurisdictions in accordance with the Administrator’s Three Year Data Plan 2025-26 to 2027-28. att_2_file…

Clause B102 of the National Health Reform Agreement requires the Administrator to publish details of Commonwealth, State and Territory compliance with the data requirements specified in the Administrator's Data Plan.

Clause B102 of the National Health Reform Agreement requires the Administrator to publish details of Commonwealth, State and Territory compliance with the data requirements specified in the Administrator's Data Plan.