Victorian palliative care services

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Referring to a palliative care service
Metropolitan palliative care providers
Regional palliative care providers
State-wide palliative care services

A range of palliative care services is available across Victoria. The scope of services include:

• Community palliative care: provides holistic care including nursing care, allied health, respite and practical support, as well as information, equipment, medications and access to medical review and assessment in peoples’ homes.
• Inpatient palliative care: provides care to patients who require complex symptom and pain management or end of life care. Palliative care beds are located within acute hospitals as part of purpose-built subacute units or services, and as stand-alone services.
• Consultancy teams: provide advice, support, education and training to treating teams in hospitals, across acute and subacute services, to outpatient clinics and to community palliative care services.
• Outpatient clinics: provide interdisciplinary assessment, care planning and interventions early in the care pathway of a person diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.
• Day hospices: provide activities and psychosocial and emotional support for people with life-threatening illnesses and respite for their carers.

Referring to a palliative care service

Most community-based palliative care providers accept direct referrals, but for many inpatient services you will need a referral from a medical practitioner.

For more information on palliative care, see End of life and palliative care explained.

Health sector information is available at the Department of Health website.

Metropolitan palliative care providers

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Eastern region

North and West region

Southern region

Regional palliative care providers

Barwon South West region

Gippsland region

Grampians region

Hume region

Loddon Mallee region

State-wide palliative care services

• Victorian Palliative Care Advice Service Tel. 1800 360 000
• Centre for Palliative Care (St Vincent’s Health) Tel. (03) 9416 0000
• Motor Neurone Disease Association Victoria Tel. (03) 9830 2122
• Palliative Care Victoria Tel. (03) 9662 9644
• Grief Australia (Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement)
  • Information, referral and support Tel. 1300 664 786
  • Advice to health and counselling services Tel. 1300 858 113
• Very Special Kids Tel. 1800 888 875
• Victorian Paediatric Palliative Care Program Tel. (03) 9345 5374