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Better Health Channel
Victoria's health system offers a vast range of services and support to Victorians across the state. Whether you are seeing a doctor, going to hospital for surgery or in need of emergency or crisis support, these pages outline the services that are available to you. They will also highlight the benefits of planning ahead and show you new ways to coordinate your healthcare.
AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency)
APHRA is the body responsible for regulation of health practitioners in Australia.
Check the registration of practitioners in the following fields:
APHRA also manages complaints and concerns about health practitioners, and is involved in the regulation of standards and codes of conduct.
The following links provide a starting point to find support groups, and related services:
Better Health Channel - services and support
The Victorian Government's site provides additional information on the condition of concern, as well as providing contact details for support agencies or services.
myDr
myDr provides a search tool where you can search by state and keyword of condition.
Healthdirect
The Australian government's health website provides links to additional avenues of support, by state.
The HTD is an online library, which provides links to over 14, 000 translated health and wellbeing resources produced in Australia, in over 100 languages. This Directory provides easy access to a comprehensive range of quality, up to date multilingual resources (including audio-visual and, soon, Easy English).
