These are reputable Australian sources of health information. They don't replace advice from your own doctor. In an emergency, call 000.
[Starter list — edit, add or remove to suit your patients.]
Urgent and after-hours help
- Emergency — call 000
- healthdirect — free 24/7 nurse advice: 1800 022 222
- Canberra Health Services walk-in centres — free care for minor illness and injury
- Poisons Information Centre — 13 11 26
Mental health
- Lifeline — 24/7 crisis support: 13 11 14
- Beyond Blue — anxiety and depression support: 1300 22 4636
- Head to Health — finding mental health services
- headspace — support for young people aged 12–25
General health information
- healthdirect — health topics and a symptom checker
- Better Health Channel — plain-language health information
Children and families
- Raising Children Network — parenting and child health
- National Immunisation Program — vaccine schedules
Long-term conditions
Healthy living
- Quit — help to stop smoking or vaping: 13 7848
- Eat for Health — Australian dietary guidelines