The Healthdirect website provides easy access to trusted, quality health information and advice online. 

It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to help you make informed choices anywhere, any time.

Healthdirect Australia

National mential health charity, providing information, advice and referrals on a full range of mental health issues. 1800 helpline, websites, podcasts, printed resources.

SANE AUSTRALIA

Available for clients assessed as suitable for services including community nursing, allied health, personal care, domestic assistance, carer/respite options, aged care assessment team and community aged care package consultations. 

Clare Hospital And Health Service - Country Referral Unit

You can call the Adverse Medicine Events Line for independent, accurate and evidence-based information if you suspect that your medicine is causing a problem. This is not an emergency line. It operates every day 9am–5pm AEST (except on NSW public holidays).

Adverse Medicine Events (AME) Line

PHONE SERVICE Consumers — get expert medicines information.

Medicines Line

Australian Breastfeeding Association Formally known as Nyah Nursing Mother Association

Open 24 hours. 1300 MBABIES was the first national 24-hour telephone help line dedicated to assisting families of premature or sick newborns. This valuable service was established to offer national support to parents and family members who currently has or has had a baby in a Newborn Intensive Care Unit. See website links for further information available

Miracle Babies Foundation

Free Australian Government-funded medicine information service staffed by registered pharmacists.

Pharmacists are available by telephone (1300 633 424) to answer consumer questions about medicines, complementary medicines and vaccines. 

Can also discuss side effects and help consumers report adverse reactions to medicines and vaccines by submitting reports to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).

The service is closed on NSW public holidays.

1300 MEDICINE

ABA is Australia's leading authority on breastfeeding.

AUSTRALIAN BREASTFEEDING ASSOCIATION

1800 My Options in Victoria's independent phone line for information about contraception, pregnancy options and sexual health services.

1800 My Options

The CDCB provides information, resources and advice to clinicians and the public about notifiable diseases, immunisation, infection control, policy and programs, HIV, Hepatitis C and related diseases. The CDCB is also the appropriate contact for Medical Officers reporting a notifiable disease. Includes the new Sexually Transmissible Infection and Blood Borne Virus Section (STI and BBV). Contact us for Fact Sheets, info for GPs and Emergency Departments, public health alerts and media releases.: EntryProcedures Contact us for Fact Sheets on prevention and control of notifiable and other infectious diseases in children and adults, info for GPs and Emergency Departments, public health alerts and media releases.

SA Health - Communicable Disease Control Branch

Active Ageing Australia maintains the Falls Prevention in SA website: www.fallssa.com.au with information for the public and health professionals including GPs.

Active Ageing Australia - Marleston

Southern Adelaide-Fleurieu-Kangaroo Island Medicare Local strengthens local health provider relations through support to local networks of communities, general practice, allied health and community health. Our services include supporting aboriginal health and wellbeing, incentivising after hours gp services, ageing populations, chronic disease management and prevention, continuing professional development and networking for primary health care providers, immunisation, mental health (including headspace and partners-in-recovery) workforce support. See our website for more information about these services.

Health information and referral in Melrose

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