When you need urgent healthcare now, but it's not life-threatening, and you can't wait to see your GP, help is available.
Victoria's range of Urgent Care Services offers free help faster. Whether it's day or night, weekday or weekend, you can find the right urgent care you need now.
- Get free help faster, no waiting in a hospital emergency
- No appointments or GP referral needed
- 24/7 or extended hours
- Available across Victoria
- Open to everyone, with no Medicare card needed
- Staffed by expert urgent care doctors and nurses
You can choose to get urgent care in three ways:
- Walk into an Urgent Care Clinic, open late and on weekends
- Video call with Virtual Emergency Care 24/7
- Phone 1300 60 60 24 Nurse-on-Call 24/7
If you are in a life-threatening situation and need emergency care now, call triple zero (000) or visit your nearest emergency department.
Fact sheet in your language: English | العربية - Arabic | 简体中文 - Chinese Simplified | 繁體中文 Chinese Traditional | Ελληνικά - Greek | Italiano - Italian | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ - Punjabi | Türkçe - Turkish | tiếng Việt - Vietnamese
When you need urgent healthcare now, but it's not life-threatening, and you can't wait to see your GP, help is available.
Victoria's range of Urgent Care Services offers free help faster. Whether it's day or night, weekday or weekend, you can find the right urgent care you need now.
- Get free help faster, no waiting in a hospital emergency
- No appointments or GP referral needed
- 24/7 or extended hours
- Available across Victoria
- Open to everyone, with no Medicare card needed
- Staffed by expert urgent care doctors and nurses
You can choose to get urgent care in three ways:
- Walk into an Urgent Care Clinic, open late and on weekends
- Video call with Virtual Emergency Care 24/7
- Phone 1300 60 60 24 Nurse-on-Call 24/7
If you are in a life-threatening situation and need emergency care now, call triple zero (000) or visit your nearest emergency department.
Fact sheet in your language: English | العربية - Arabic | 简体中文 - Chinese Simplified | 繁體中文 Chinese Traditional | Ελληνικά - Greek | Italiano - Italian | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ - Punjabi | Türkçe - Turkish | tiếng Việt - Vietnamese
Your urgent care options
Rural Urgent Care Centres continue to operate across rural Victoria. Fees may apply for some services Rural Urgent Care Centres offer. They are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Your emergency care options
If you are in a life-threatening situation and need emergency care now, call triple zero (000) or visit your nearest emergency department.
Your everyday care options
When it's not urgent, your local GP and community health service are there for your day-to-day and ongoing healthcare needs.
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Content on this website is provided for information purposes only. Information about a therapy, service, product or treatment does not in any way endorse or support such therapy, service, product or treatment and is not intended to replace advice from your doctor or other registered health professional. The information and materials contained on this website are not intended to constitute a comprehensive guide concerning all aspects of the therapy, product or treatment described on the website. All users are urged to always seek advice from a registered health care professional for diagnosis and answers to their medical questions and to ascertain whether the particular therapy, service, product or treatment described on the website is suitable in their circumstances. The State of Victoria and the Department of Health shall not bear any liability for reliance by any user on the materials contained on this website.
Content disclaimer
Content on this website is provided for information purposes only. Information about a therapy, service, product or treatment does not in any way endorse or support such therapy, service, product or treatment and is not intended to replace advice from your doctor or other registered health professional. The information and materials contained on this website are not intended to constitute a comprehensive guide concerning all aspects of the therapy, product or treatment described on the website. All users are urged to always seek advice from a registered health care professional for diagnosis and answers to their medical questions and to ascertain whether the particular therapy, service, product or treatment described on the website is suitable in their circumstances. The State of Victoria and the Department of Health shall not bear any liability for reliance by any user on the materials contained on this website.
Reviewed on: 31-10-2024