Referral to Palliative Care
Palliative Care service’s in the Hume Region are provided by:
- Physicians in Palliative Medicine
- Palliative Care Nurse Practitioners/Candidate
- Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Consultants
- Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Registered Nurses
- Social Workers
- Family Support Workers
- Occupational Therapists
- Bereavement Support Coordinators
- Volunteers
Referral to Palliative Care
Please include:
- Referral letter or form
- Recent pathology results
- Recent radiology results
- Current medication list
- Other relevant information
Please phone the palliative care service prior to sending a referral.
Community Palliative Care Referral
Referrals are accepted from medical, nursing, allied health, and other health professionals.
Client consent is required.
Self-referral is also welcome by calling a Community Palliative Care Service to make an enquiry.
Goulburn Valley Hospice Care Service preferred referral method – PalCare e-referral via website
Palliative Care Consultancy Referral
Referrals are accepted from medical, nursing or community palliative care.
East Hume Region Ph: (02) 6051 7423
Goulburn Region Ph: (03) 5831 0018
Outpatient clinics
Medical referral required.
Shepparton Ph: (03) 5831 0018
Wodonga Ph: (02) 6051 7423
Wangaratta Ph: (02) 6051 7423
MND Shared Care Worker Ph: (03) 5722 5184
Consumer Brochure: Palliative Care Brochure Hume Region
Health professional’s brochure: Health Professionals Guide to Palliative Care in the Hume Region
Community Palliative Care Services
Benalla Palliative Care Service
Benalla Health
Ph: (03) 5761 4207
Fax: (03) 5761 4211
www.benallahealth.org.au
Goulburn Valley Hospice Care Service
Ph: (03) 5822 0068
Fax: (03) 5831 6570
www.hospice.shepparton.net.au
Lower Hume Palliative Care Service
Seymour Health
Ph: (03) 5735 8070
Fax: (03) 5735 8067
www.seymourhealth.org.au
Moira Palliative Care Service
NCN Health
Ph: (03) 5862 0558
Fax: (03) 5862 0569
www.ncnhealthservices.org.au
NHW Palliative Care Service
Northeast Health Wangaratta
Ph: (03) 5722 5184
Fax: (03) 5722 5419
www.northeasthealth.org.au
Wodonga Palliative Care Service
Albury Wodonga Health
Ph: (02) 6051 7423
Fax: (02) 6058 4314
Regional Consultancy Services
Goulburn Region Palliative Care Consultancy Service
Graham St, Shepparton, Vic., 3530
Phone: (03) 5831 0018
Fax: (03) 5832 2394
Mobile: 0438 842 389
Email: Pall.Consultancy@gvhealth.org.au
East Hume Palliative Care Consultancy Service
PO Box 326, Albury, NSW, 2640
Phone: (02) 6051 7423
Fax: (02) 6058 4314
Email: Palliative.Care@awh.org.au
