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Changing health

An effective health system keeps people healthy, as well as treating them when they’re sick.

How we live today is changing. Fortunately, so is our health system. It’s changing to give us all, young or old, more options in the care we receive, whether from our doctor, in hospital, at the local community health centre or even at home. There are now more options for an ageing population, and more options for the treatment of chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease and mental illness.

At the same time medical technologies and treatments have also changed. They’ve become much more advanced, recovery times are faster and outcomes are better. These changes have also created new possibilities within the health system.

This website will give you an overview, and guide you through all the options that are now available. It will help you identify the service you need, when you need it.

Your health is your most precious possession. It’s worth finding out as much as possible about ways to stay healthy, and ways to recover if you get sick. The more you know about your options, the more likely you are to stay healthy.

For more information download the changing health brochure or click on the links below.

Changing health for a changing world.

	The GP They’ve always been an essential part of the health community, and they continue to provide a continuity of care close to home		Day Hospitals As medical technology improves, procedures that once involved surgery and a stay in hospital afterwards to recover can now be done in a day
	NURSE-ON-CALL Now every Victorian has a NURSE-ON-CALL to provide immediate, expert health advice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week		The Emergency Department Emergency Departments of our hospitals are among the best in the world
	Community health services There are more community health centres than ever before, and they’re keeping Victorians healthy, in all sorts of ways		Hospital in the Home These days you can be a hospital patient without having to be in hospital