National resources

Providing palliative care support across Australia

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.

Government organisations

• Australian Council on Health Care Standards
• Carer Gateway
• Centrelink
• Department of Health
• 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

Mental health programs

• Australian Government Mental Health & Wellbeing programs and initiatives
• Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through MBS (Better Access initiative)
• Beyond Blue
• National Youth Mental Health Foundation
• SANE Australia: Depression and chronic illness.

Support organisations

• Australian Funeral Directors Association
• Cancer Voices Australia
• Carers Australia Tel: 1800 242 636
• Consumers Health Forum of Australia
• Grieflink
• Lifeline Tel: 13 11 14
• MedicAlert Foundation
• Australian Red Cross
• Red Nose
• St John Ambulance Australia.

Compassionate groups

• Angel Flight Australia
• Look Good Feel Better.

Health Professional organisations

• Allied Health Professions Australia
• 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 Organ and Tissue Authority.

Organisations to help with medicines

• Find a pharmacy
• National Prescribing Service
• The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).