Death & dying
Links
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Cemeteries and crematoria (Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria)
Information about public cemeteries, crematoria and cemetery trusts in Victoria for various stakeholders.
www2.health.vic.gov.au/public-health/cemeteries-and-crematoria next -
Deaths (Victorian Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages)
Find information about deaths, including death certificates, how to register a death, correcting a death record and grief support services.
www.bdm.vic.gov.au/home/deaths next -
Medical Treatment Act (Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria)
Following a Parliamentary Inquiry into issues related to the treatment of dying patients, the Victorian Government enacted the Medical Treatment Act (the Act) in 1988.
www2.health.vic.gov.au/about/legislation/medical-treatment-act next -
Palliative Care Program (Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria)
Victorian palliative care services support people with life-threatening illnesses.
www2.health.vic.gov.au/hospitals-and-health-services/patient-care/end-of-life-care/palliative-care next -
Patients & Families (Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine)
Provides information and services for patients and family members; including who to contact, understanding the coronial process, tissue donation and the Family Health Information Program.
www.vifm.org/information-for-families next -
Victorian Consultative Council on Anaesthetic Mortality and Morbidity (Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria)
The Victorian Consultative Council on Anaesthetic Mortality and Morbidity advises the Minister for Health on avoidable mortality and morbidity related to anaesthesia.
www2.health.vic.gov.au/hospitals-and-health-services/quality-safety-service/consultative-councils/council-anaesthetic-mortality next -
Victorian Surgical Consultative Council (Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria)
The Victorian Surgical Consultative Council advises the Minister for Health on avoidable causes of mortality and morbidity relating to surgery.
www2.health.vic.gov.au/hospitals-and-health-services/quality-safety-service/consultative-councils/surgical-consultative-council next