Pressure is mounting on the federal government to announce the names of the chief executive and board members of the new Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) in the next month as the prospect of a double-dissolution election nears, but no change is expected to the start date of July 1 even if the government is in caretaker mode.

Labor on the weekend demanded that the government consult with it on senior economic positions but this is not thought to include the establishment of the ADHA, which will take over responsibility for the My Health Record (MyHR, formerly PCEHR) and the role of the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA), which will be dissolved.