You can find many useful resources online, but not all websites are reliable. These websites are good sources of support and information:
Cancer |
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| Cancer Council Australia | cancer.org.au |
| Cancer Australia | canceraustralia.gov.au |
| Optimal Care Pathways | cancerpathways.org.au |
Health care |
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| Australian Commission on Safety and Quality of Health Care | safetyandquality.gov.au |
| Department of Health | health.gov.au |
| Department of Human Services | humanservices.gov.au |
| Healthdirect Australia | healthdirect.gov.au |
| My Health Record | myhealthrecord.gov.au |
| MyHospitals | myhospitals.gov.au |
| Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme | pbs.gov.au |
| PrivateHealth.gov.au | privatehealth.gov.au |
Regulatory and complaints organisations |
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| Australian Financial Complaints Authority | afca.org.au |
| Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency | ahpra.gov.au |
| Australian Human Rights Commission | humanrights.gov.au |
| Commonwealth Ombudsman | ombudsman.gov.au |
| Fair Work Commission | www.fwc.gov.au |
| Fair Work Ombudsman | fairwork.gov.au |
| Office of the Australian Information Commissioner | oaic.gov.au |
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Additional resources
Toni Ashmore, Cancer and Ambulatory Services, Canberra Health Services, ACT; Baker McKenzie, Pro Bono Legal Adviser, NSW; Marion Bamblett, Acting Nurse Unit Manager, Cancer Centre, South Metropolitan Health Service, Fiona Stanley Hospital, WA; David Briggs, Consumer; Naomi Catchpole, Social Worker, Metro South Health, Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD; Tarishi Desai, Legal Research Officer, McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer, VIC; Kathryn Dwan, Manager, Policy and Research, Health Care Consumers Association, ACT; Hayley Jones, Manager, Treatment and Supportive Care, McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer, VIC; Victoria Lear, Cancer Care Coordinator, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, QLD; Deb Roffe, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council SA; Michelle Smerdon, National Pro Bono Manager, Cancer Council NSW.
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