Mobile Women's Health Clinic

The Mobile Women's Health Clinic is a free outreach health service providing vital care to women in regional and rural Victoria. Delivered by BreastScreen Victoria, the mobile clinic is set up in a bright pink van, called Nina.

The mobile clinic is staffed by expert nurses and health professionals. They provide a range of women's health services directly to communities that have limited access to specialised women's healthcare.

Women in rural and regional areas – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls – often face barriers to getting the care they need. These can include long travel distances, long wait times, high costs, and a lack of privacy and cultural safety. The mobile clinic helps by:

• visiting towns and communities across Victoria, bringing services to women's doorsteps
• building local relationships with communities, health services, schools, and Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs)
• offering free, walk-in or booked appointments
• providing care in a safe, inclusive, confidential and welcoming environment
• providing access to contraception, sexual health and support in accessing abortion care.

Who can use the Mobile Women's Health Clinic?

The mobile clinic is for women, girls and gender diverse people of all ages living in regional and rural Victoria.

You do not need a referral.

Services available

The Mobile Women's Health Clinic provides confidential, high-quality care, including:

• Cervical screening
• Breast health checks
• Menstrual health support
• Menopause advice and management
• Contraception advice and prescriptions, including long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) options
• Sexually transmissible infections (STI) testing and treatment
• Pregnancy testing, counselling and options including medical abortion and referrals for surgical abortion
• Health promotion and prevention advice
• Referrals to local GPs and specialists
• Culturally safe care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

Where does the Mobile Women's Health Clinic travel?

The mobile clinic visits a rotating list of regional towns across Victoria. Locations are based on community need and local health service gaps.

To find out when the clinic is coming to your area, see BreastScreen Victoria.

Cost of services

All services provided by the Mobile Women's Health Clinic are free.

Some follow-up services (for example, specialist referrals or medications) may have costs. This will be explained during your appointment.

How to make an appointment

You can book a free 45-minute appointment:

• online via the BreastScreen Victoria website
• by calling BreastScreen Victoria on (03) 9675 0050.

If you need help, such as an interpreter or mobility support, let BreastScreen Victoria know when you book.

Where to get help

• Your Women's Health Clinic
• Your Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health Hub
• Your GP (doctor)
• 1800 My Options – Tel. 1800 696 784 for free and confidential information on contraception, pregnancy options and sexual health
• Sexual Health Victoria
• Jean Hailes for Women's Health
• Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) 131 450 (24 hours, 7 days) for callers who speak other languages
• The National Relay Service for callers who are d/Deaf, or find it hard to hear or speak to hearing people on the phone