This website has lots of information pages arranged into the following 9 topics. To find out more about how to navigate on this website, visit our How to use this website page.
- Contacting health professionals
- Keeping track of medical information and appointments
- Tips for keeping a useful patient file
- A personalised checklist for your patient file
- My Health Record
- Tips for good communication
- The role of a General Practitioner (GP)
- The role of the pharmacist
- The role of other health professionals
- Packaging medications: Blister packs and dosette boxes
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) safety net
- Medication reviews
- What do you do as a carer?
- How do you support the person in your care?
- Living with uncertainty: Reflecting on stress as a carer
- Health impacts of stress and the importance of self-care
- How do I take care of myself? Mind, body and spirit
- General self-care activities for restoring your mind
- Mindfulness
- Making the most of positive moments when stressed
- Five stress reducing strategies
- Getting good sleep when the person you care for is often restless at night
- Tips on getting a good night’s sleep
- Managing the emotional journey as a carer
- Carer strain: What is it?
- Carer depression and anxiety
- Dealing with depression and anxiety
- Respite: Getting some time for yourself
- The importance of respite
