A-Z of health information

You are treated as soon as possible in an emergency department, but someone who arrived after you may be seen earlier if necessary.

An emergency care plan is a set of instructions about caring for someone in the event that you are not able to.

Learn about the range of services and support that exists for people in emergency situations in Victoria.

Look after your emotional needs so you can continue your care role, be healthy and well and enjoy life as much as possible.

Emphysema is generally caused by cigarette smoking or long-term exposure to certain industrial pollutants or dusts.

The grief of empty nest syndrome often goes unrecognised, because an adult child moving out of home is seen as a normal, healthy event.

Some people prefer having palliative care at home because of the familiar environment, feeling of independence and close access to family, friends and the local community.

Palliative care helps improve the quality of life for a person with a life-limiting illness, as well as the lives of their family, friends and carers, through advice, information, referral and support.

Palliative care for children provides physical, emotional, social and spiritual support to newborns, infants, children and young people with a life-limiting condition and their families.

If you are living with a life-limiting illness, end of life and palliative care services can be provided to you at home.