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After Hours Visiting Doctor Services

In the After Hours period you can phone for a home visiting doctor service that will visit you or a member of your family in your home. Some services offer bulk billing while others require a gap payment. Some Private Health Insurers may also provide a free GP-to-home service to their members.

  • National Home Doctor Service:
 13SICK
  • Sydney Medical Service Co-operative limited:
 1300HOMEGP
  • myhomeGP:
 1300 968 737
  • Healthdirect Helpline:
 1800 022 222

Aged Care

Cancer - General

Cancer - Screening

Just Checking is a project delivering an easy-English page for people with intellectual disability. This website contains a range of resources designed by and for people with intellectual disability about the 3 cancer screening tests (bowel, breast, cervical).

SNHN gratefully acknowledges the work of CESPHN, CINSW, NSW Gov, Advance Diversity Services, SESLHD and generosity in sharing these quality resources:

 

Bowel Cancer

 

Breast Cancer

BreastScreen NSW website 

 

Cervical Cancer

CALD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse)

Carers Information

Child, Youth and Family Services

Cognitive Impairment Care

Community HealthPathways

Community & Mental Health Services

  • Mental Health Access Line –  1800 011 511
    A 24hr mental health referral service operated by the NSW Government
  • Family Referral Services –  1800 066 757
  • Way Ahead
    A directory of mental health services in NSW
  • Mental Health Line  – 1800 011 511
  • Lifeline – 13 11 14
  • Salvo Care Line – 1300 363 622
  • Mensline Australia –  1300 789 978
  • Kids Help Line – 1800 551 800
  • Domestic Violence Line – 1800 656 463
  • NSW Rape Crisis Centre –  1800 424 017
  • Suicide Call Back Service –  1300 659 467
  • MumSpace
    This website provides a one-stop shop for the prevention and treatment of perinatal depression and anxiety.

Decision Aids

Antibiotics

Dementia

  • Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service (DBMAS) – 1800 699 799 – 24-hour helpline

Diabetes

Domestic Violence

Drugs & Alcohol

Health and Wellbeing

  • MyMoves Program (free Macquarie University initiative): for NSW residents aged 65 and older
  • Firstcheck Skin is now in Australia and is using telemedicine to save lives with the early detection of skin cancer. Firstcheck Skin is making it easier than ever to get checked.
  • Go4Fun: a free NSW Health program for children aged 7-13 years who are above a healthy weight, and their families – find out more here

Homelessness

There are nine services in the Northern Sydney region to help you if there is a chance you will become homeless. If you are already homeless, they will help you access crisis or transitional accommodation. Importantly they will work with you to help make sure that you don’t become homeless in the future.

A range of people access these services, including single women and men, young people and families. All services can help Aboriginal people and people from different cultures. You can be referred to a service by a friend or family member, the Link2home phone line or by another service. If you’d prefer, you can contact services directly yourself.

  • Northern Sydney West Youth Solutions – Young people under 25yrs – 9480 2500
  • Taldumande Youth Services – Young people under 25yrs – 9460 3777
  • Phoenix House Youth Services – Young people under 21yrs – 9437 0077
  • The Burdekin Association – Young people under 25yrs – 8976 1777
  • Hornsby/Ku-ring-gai and Ryde/Hunters Hill Homelessness Service – Single women, single men, families – 9488 2400
  • Bringa Women’s Refuge Delvena Women’s Refuge – Women, families – 9971 4499
  • The Fairlight Centre – Men – 9902 5100
  • Northern Sydney Early Intervention & Prevention Service (MA) – Young people, men, women, families – 9480 2500
  • Northern Sydney Early Intervention & Prevention Service (RFS) – Young people, men, women, families – 9334 0111

Click here for more information on these services.

Housing

Immunisation

Immunisation Resources: resources for the public from the Australian Government Department of Health

The Science of Immunisation – Academy of Science: information that explains the science of immunisation in clear and easy-to-understand language.

Consumer resources: Answering your questions so you have the information you need to make a decision for your family.

HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV) VACCINE

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common, contagious virus that can cause cancers and diseases in both females and males. Without vaccination, 90% of adults will have a HPV infection at some point in their life. HPV vaccination is a safe and reliable way to protect young people from getting a range of HPV related cancers and diseases and is provided free to children aged approximately 12–13 through school- based immunisation programs. Students eligible for a free vaccine will receive a consent form from their school which must be signed by a parent or guardian and returned to the school before a vaccination is provided. Individuals who did not receive the vaccine at school are eligible for two free catch up doses up to 19 years of age.

Consumer resources:

 

INFLUENZA

  • VACCINATION EXPLAINED : Herd immunity : why we vaccinate – (video)
    Herd immunity is the resistance to the spread of a contagious disease within a population that results if a sufficiently high proportion of individuals are immune to the disease, especially through vaccination.
  • No Jab No Pay – Free catch up vaccines are available for children up to 19 years of age

Indigenous Health

Bowel Screening

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are less likely to get bowel cancer than other Australians, but have a lower chance of surviving five years. But a simple screening test can help find bowel changes early, find out more about the screening test and how it works.

Iron Infusion Services

CLICK HERE to find an Iron Infusion service provider.

Click on the “search again” button to search by language spoken, suburb or surname.

LGBTI

Medication Safety

NDIS

NSW Ambulance

Pregnancy and Childbirth

Tick bites - prevention and removal

Veterans' Affairs

Youth