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Learn how to plan and coordinate your own healthcare, and to make the plan that best suits you.

Maintaining and tracking healthcare

Depending on your situation and country of origin, you may be required to pay the full cost for medical treatment provided to you by a public hospital, and you may need to have health insurance for your stay in Victoria.

Some rural patients have to travel to regional centres or metropolitan areas for the healthcare they need. The Victorian Patient Transport Assistance Scheme can subsidise travel and accommodation costs.

There are laws that set out how healthcare professionals can collect and store your health information and when they are allowed to share it.

Coordinating your hospital appointments well will ensure the process of diagnosing, treating and recovering from or living with medical issues runs as smoothly as possible.

Home care services are available for people recovering from illness or surgery, frail older people, the elderly and people with disabilities.

There is a range of community health services and supports available for people with disabilities and the elderly still living independently at home.

Planning ahead can make it easier for families and carers to manage the affairs of a person with dementia.

Ask a doctor and research health information when making a health decision. This will include the cost, timing and regularity of medical treatment.