Contacts for referral and enquiries

Inpatient care may be accessed by referral from a General Practitioner, Medical Specialist or Community Palliative Care Service Provider.

Community Palliative Care can be accessed by contacting your local provider. Check the list below. If it is not obvious which service is appropriate, use the Palliative Care Service Directory to find a service by postcode. You can also download the Palliative Care Contacts List - Dec 09 (Excel file 141KB)

Metropolitan Community Palliative Care Providers

Metropolitan Outpatient Clinics

Rural Community Palliative Care Providers

Metropolitan Health Care Services/Hospitals with Specialist Palliative Care Beds

Rural Health Care Services/Hospitals with Specialist Palliative Care Beds

Special Needs Services

Motor Neurone Disease Association

This service provides family support that includes the assessment of needs and referral to generic service providers, and support for the generic service provider in meeting the needs of people living with Motor Neurone Disease. The association also provides equipment, a range of community and professional education activities and manages and supports the volunteer base of the association.
Contact number: 03-9830 2122

Very Special Kids

This service provides family support services to families who have a child with a progressive life threatening illness or a child who has died. It also provides training for volunteers in service support and supervision.
Contact number: 1800 888 875

Victorian HIV Consultancy - Supporting your palliative and complex care needs

The purpose of this service is to ensure that all people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS in Victoria have access to optimal palliative care and support.
Contact number: 03-9276 6097

Victorian Paediatric Palliative Care Program

This service is an alliance between the Royal Children’s Hospital, Monash Medical Centre and Very Special Kids. It provides specialist paediatric palliative care advice to health professionals providing care to children and their families, enabling children to receive optimal care without the requirement to change the location of their care, or their providers.
Contact number: 03-9345 5374