National Resources

Finding help, advice or support is not always easy. There are a range of services and organisations that can help people who are ill or their carer. These pages have information on national resources.

Palliative care organisations and programs	Palliative Care Australia Palliative Care ACT Inc. Palliative Care Council SA Palliative Care NSW Palliative Care QLD Palliative Care Tasmania Palliative Care Victoria Palliative Care WA Advance Care Planning Australia Palliative Care Nurses Australia (PCNA) The Australian & New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine Inc (ANZSPM) Northern Territory Department of Health: Palliative Care
Government organisations	Australian Council on Health Care Standards Carer Gateway Centrelink Department of Health and Ageing Department of Veterans’ Affairs Healthdirect  (Gateway to quality trusted health information) Medicare Australia National Aged Care Alliance National Health Services Directory is a comprehensive national directory of health services and provider information covering GPs, Pharmacies, Hospitals and Emergency Departments. Myagedcare website
Financial Organisations and Information	Australian Government disability payments and allowances Carers Payment and Allowances Centrelink has a lot of information that may be helpful Pharmaceutical Benefits for Palliative Care Your Life Choices website has information on legislation around carer support and payments plus other information
Mental Health programs	Australian Government Mental Health & Wellbeing programs and initiatives Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through MBS (Better Access) Beyond Blue National Youth Mental Health Foundation SANE Australia: Depression and chronic illness
Support organisations	Australian Funeral Directors Association Cancer Voices Carers Australia 1800 242 636 Consumers Health Forum Grieflink Lifeline MedicAlert Foundation Red Cross rednose St John Ambulance Australia
Compassionate groups	Angel Flight Australia Look Good Feel Better    1800 650 960
Health Professional organisations	Allied Health Professional Association (Member Organisations) Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Health Services or organisations	National Health Services Directory is a  comprehensive national directory of health services and provider information covering GPs, Pharmacies, Hospitals and Emergency Departments. Its Your Life website principally provides Retirement Village Information, but also lists pay-for-service assistance in various states
General Services and organisations	Australian Organ Donor Registry information from Medicare Donate Life website     (02) 6198 9800
Organisations to help with Medicines	Find a pharmacy National Prescribing Service Medicines Line   1300 633 424 PBS

Last updated 24 September 2018