P.S. Did You Know?

The Department of Health and Ageing supports a number of information lines which members of the public, general practitioners and other health professionals may find useful:

• Aged Care Information Line 1800 500 853
• Aged Care Complaints Investigation Scheme 1800 550 552
• Australian Organ Donor Register 1800 777 203
• BreastScreen Australia 13 20 50
• Commonwealth Carelink Centres 1800 052 222
• Hearing Services 1800 500 726
• Immunise Australia National Infoline 1800 671 811
• Kids Helpline 1800 551 800
• Lifeline 13 11 14
• Medicare Australia 13 20 11
• Mensline Australia 1300 789 978
• National Cervical Screening Program 13 15 56
• National Continence Helpline 1800 330 066
• National Security Hotline 1800 123 400
• Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Information Line 1800 020 613
• Public Health Information Line 1800 004 599
• Quitline 13 18 48
• Rural General Practitioner Helpline 1800 667 677
• Rural Health Information Line 1800 020 787
• The National Pregnancy Support Helpline 1800 422 213

Please note:

Calls to ‘13’ numbers can be made from anywhere in Australia for the cost of a local call.

Calls to ‘1800’ numbers are free.

Calls from mobile phones are charged at applicable mobile phone rates.