Resources
Hammond Care
Hammond Care specialises in aged and dementia care, and is Hope Healthcare’s owner
Web: http://www.hammond.com.au
NSW Health
Responsible for ensuring that the people of NSW are provided with the best possible health care.
Web: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/
Northern Sydney Central Coast Health
The internet site for Northern Sydney Central Coast Health (NSCCH) - the Area Health Service caring for the people of the Northern Sydney and Central Coast regions.
Web: http://www.nsccahs.health.nsw.gov.au/
Sydney South West Health
Sydney South West Health looks after all public hospitals and healthcare facilities in central and south western Sydney from Balmain to Bowral.
Web: http://www.sswahs.nsw.gov.au/
Palliative Care Australia
Palliative Care Australia is the National peak body representing the interests of palliative care service providers including anyone with an interest in palliative care both nationally and internationally.
Web: http://www.pallcare.org.au/
Department of Veterans' Affairs
Income support, compensation, care and commemoration programs for more than half a million veterans and their widows, widowers and dependants.
Web: http://www.dva.gov.au
New South Wales Ageing & Disability Department
responsible for improving service delivery and providing opportunities for older people and people with a disability to assist them to participate fully in community life and to improve their quality of life.
Web: http://www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au
New South Wales Department of Community Services
The NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS) promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people and works to build stronger families and communities.
Web: http://www.community.nsw.gov.au
Department of Health and Ageing
We seek to provide better health and healthier ageing for all Australians through a world-class health system.
Web: http://www.health.gov.au
Health Care Complaints Commission
Acts to protect public health and safety by resolving, investigating and prosecuting complaints about health care.
Web: http://www.hccc.nsw.gov.au/
Sydney Nurses
Sydney South West Area Health Services and NSW Health nurse recruitment site -
Web: http://www.sydneynurses.com
CareSearch
An online resource of palliative care information and evidence.
Web: http://www.caresearch.com.au
Grief and loss
National Association for Loss & Grief
Aims to encourage and promote professional and community education in loss and grief.
Web: http://www.nalag.org.au
Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement
Offering training, afree bereavement counselling service, links to many other grief related web sites, information on the peer-reviewed journal Grief Matters: The Australian Journal of Grief and Bereavement, and an extensive listing of free and low cost grief counselling services.
Web: http://www.grief.org.au
Bereavement Care Centre
Provides comprehensive and accessible counselling and support services for the terminally ill and their families, and for those recently bereaved.
Web: http://www.bereavementcare.com.au
National Centre for Childhood Grief
Designed especailly for children dealing with grief and their parents and guardians.
Web: http://www.childhoodgrief.org.au
Solace (for widows and widowers)
Grief Support for those grieving over the death of their partner.
Web: http://www.solace.org.au
Compassionate Friends
The Compassionate Friends aims to assist families in the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child and to provide information to help others be supportive.
Web: http://thecompassionatefriends.org.au
