Viewing 231-240 of 258 results
- Types of mental health issues and illnesses
Mental health issues and illnesses may impact on a person’s thoughts, perceptions, feelings and behaviours. Most people can manage their condition with medication, counselling or both.
- Understanding health insurance
There are many health insurance providers on the market that offer a wide variety of healthcare plans.
- Understanding Medicare
Medicare is Australia’s national public health insurance, providing free or subsidised healthcare to all Australians and most permanent residents.
- Unpaid and professional carers
The term ‘carer’ can refer to paid and unpaid, professional and ‘lay’ carers.
- Urgent Care Clinics
Urgent Care Clinics provide care for people with conditions that require urgent attention but not an emergency response. Find your nearest clinic
- Urgent treatment for mental illness
Telephone helplines such as Lifeline (call 13 11 14) offer immediate mental health support and counselling 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you are in immediate danger, call triple zero (000) for emergency services.
- Veterans, war and mental health services
The Australian Government scheme ‘At Ease’ offers support, counselling and resources to help war veterans and Australian Defence Force personnel living with mental health conditions.
- Victorian Eyecare Service
The Victorian Eyecare Service provides low-cost eye care to eligible people.
- Victorian Supercare Pharmacies
The Supercare Pharmacies initiative ended at 11:00 pm on 30 September 2024. This was in response to continuing low demand for the service, including offered nursing services.
- Virtual Emergency Care
The Victorian Virtual Emergency Department is a free virtual care service operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for anyone in Victoria.