Find a doctor (GP) using the Health Service Finder.

Use the online Health Service Finder to find a doctor (GP) in your area.

If you need medical care but your doctor (GP) is closed, 13SICK National Home Doctor can help.

Phone 13 74 25 or go to homedoctor.com.au and book a doctor to visit you at home.

Appointments can be made:

• Monday to Friday from 6pm
• Saturdays from 12noon
• all day on Sundays and public holidays.

*Home visits are bulk-billed if you have a Medicare card or DVA Gold Card. If you don’t have a Medicare or Gold DVA card, you can still book a doctor home visit and pay by credit card (Visa or MasterCard).

The healthdirect Symptom Checker is an online health care guide.

The online Symptom Checker is available anytime, day or night. Use it to get free health information, including advice about what to do next.

Call 13HEALTH (13 43 25 84) for medical advice anytime, day or night, from a Registered Nurse.

Calling 13HEALTH (13 43 25 84) can help take the worry out of health concerns. Phone anytime, day or night, and a qualified nurse will give you confidential advice about what to do next and how quickly you should do it.

Contact a mental health line for support anytime, day or night.

If you are feeling stressed, anxious or depressed, there are many free support lines available anytime, day or night, where you can get confidential help and advice.

• Head to Health: 1800 595 212
• 1300 MH Call: 1300 64 22 55 (mental health telephone helpline)
• Alcohol and Drug Information Service: 1800 177 833
• Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636
• Beyond Blue Coronavirus Mental Wellbeing Support Service: 1800 512 348
• eHeadspace: 1800 650 890
• Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800
• Lifeline: 13 11 14
• Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467

If it’s an emergency and urgent care is needed, call 000 for an ambulance now.

Respiratory Clinics test for illnesses like respiratory viruses, sore throat, flu, pneumonia and COVID-19. They can also give you a prescription and advise you of your next steps.

You should make an appointment at a respiratory clinic if you have a:

• fever
• cough
• sore throat
• runny nose
• tiredness

OR

• if you think you have COVID-19
• if you have a respiratory illness.

If it’s an emergency and urgent care is needed, call 000 for an ambulance now.

Respiratory Clinic opening hours vary.

In an emergency, call triple zero (000) immediately.

Call an ambulance if you or the patient are experiencing any of the following:

• central or crushing chest pain lasting more than 10 minutes
• unconsciousness or a seizure (fit)
• severe difficulty breathing or turning blue
• severe bleeding or inability to control bleeding with pressure
• sudden inability to move or speak, or sudden facial drooping
• the effects of a severe accident
• or you have any doubt about how serious a health situation is.