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Welcome to the PBS — providing all Australians with affordable access to over 2600 brands of prescription medicine. Here you can find out more about the PBS — including how much you will pay, how to save money on medicine and how to use medicine wisely. You can also find out more about the PBS Safety Net. |
An Advanced Care Directive (ACD) is a written statement which outlines your wishes for future health and personal care. It is enacted upon once you are unable to make decisions for yourself. In Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory, ACDs are legally binding documents. Although not legally binding in NSW, Tasmania and Western Australia, ACDs may still be valid under common (judge made) law in these States. Although not legally binding in some states, if the content of the ACD is consistent, current and up-to-date, then medical professionals are encouraged to respect the wishes stipulated in the document. |
Alzheimer's Australia is the national peak body for people living with dementia, their families and carers and provides leadership in policy and services. State and Territory organisations provide: information, support, advocacy, and education services. |
Australia's most comprehensive dental portal containing information for the general public, health professionals, ADA members, consumers and the media. Using the "Find a Dentist" search you can locate an accessible dentist in your area. |
The Australian Organ Donor Register is administered by Medicare Australia on behalf of the Australian Government and provides a simple way for people to record their consent (or objection) to becoming an organ and/or tissue donor. The Donor Register will ensure that your consent (or objection) to donating organs and/or tissue for transplantation can be verified 24 hours a day, seven days a week by authorised medical personnel, anywhere in Australia. The Australian Organ Donor Register is the only national register for organ and tissue donation for transplantation. Even if you have expressed an intention to donate organs or tissue by some other means in the past, eg by ticking a box on a driver’s licence renewal, you will need to record your consent (or objection) on the national Donor Register. |
beyondblue is a national, independent, not-for-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance misuse disorders in Australia. |
Black Dog Institute is an educational, research and clinical facility offering specialist expertise in mood disorders. |
Diabetes Australia is the third oldest diabetes association in the world after the United Kingdom and Portugal. Diabetes Australia ~ NSW was established in 1937 as a voluntary support group. Today it is a part of a federation of twelve organisations ~ medical, education and scientific, research and community based ~ coordinated and facilitated through the national office in Canberra. These organisations comprise eight State and Territory Associations of Diabetes Australia, the Australian Diabetes Society, the Australian Diabetes Educators Association, the Kellion Diabetes Foundation and The Diabetes Research Foundation ~ Western Australia. |
HealthInsite is an Australian Government initiative, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. It aims to improve the health of Australians by providing easy access to quality information about human health. |
Welcome to Medicare - Australia’s universal health care system. Here you can find out more about Medicare — including what it covers and doesn't cover and how to claim your Medicare benefit. You can also find out more about the Medicare Safety Net and browse our Frequently Asked Questions. |
People with chronic illness such as cancer, diabetes, stroke, heart disease, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may need to see many health services providers. For example are doctors, general practitioners, specialists, pharmacists, physiotherapist, nurses, optometrists, dieticians, podiatrists, psychologists, dentists. In some cases, you may find it difficult to keep important health information altogether in one place. This can include keeping track of prescription, referrals, emergency details, medical history and diagnoses, test results, treatments, assessments, care plans and many other things. To address this problem, you, your carers and health services providers require a tool to keep all of this information in one place. My Health Record was developed to address the problem. |
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