Australian Medical and Health Menu
Emergency Medical
For an Ambulance for Life threatening emergencies:
dial 000 (triple Zero)
http://www.triplezero.gov.au
Otherwise, for immediate professional advice from Qualified Nurses, on how urgent a health concern is and what to do about it, call one of these emergency call centres:
Queensland
Victoria
NURSE-ON-CALL, 1300 60 60 24 a phone service that provides immediate, expert health advice from a registered nurse, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from anywhere in Victoria.
Other parts of Australia
Healthdirect Australia is part of the National Health Call Centre Network (NHCCN).
The Australian Government and the Governments of ACT, NSW, NT, SA & WA jointly own and fund this network
In an emergency, and if you can't get to a Doctor, then go to the local Hospitals Accident & Emergency department.
Hospital waiting lists in Queensland
Launched on Matrch 25th 2010, the "Your Hospital'' website, gives patients a snapshot of 27 public facilities throughout Queensland.
Returning to the UK for Health Treatment
Have you been living outside the UK for more than 3 months?
Did you know that you may have to pay for hospital treatment whilst here?
