VU STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE
Any VU student can contact the Student Health Service Co-ordinator for advice, information and referral regarding general health issues, lifestyle issues, women's and men's health, nutrition, chronic illness, family planning and sexual health, pregnancy testing, injury assistance and referrals on any other health concern.
Telephone: 9919 4418 or drop into the Student Engagement Branch office at Footscray Park campus, Building M, Level 2.
Also have a look at www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au for good health information.
THE CLINIC ELEANOR STREET
General Medical Practitioners Dr Pamela Kaye.
Monday to Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm
except public holidays
255 Ballarat Road, cnr Eleanor Street, Footscray. Within 20 minutes walking distance of the Footscray Park Campus!
For appointments telephone: 9318 4111 (Please call first to avoid long waiting times)
Bulk billing and direct billing are available for VU students on presentation of Student ID card and Medicare card or OSHC Worldcare card.
Dr Kaye has additional qualifications in Obstetrics, Child Health and Family Planning and has a special interest in women's and children's health and mental health.
VU SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES TEACHING CLINICS
Provides Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine services to students and staff.
The School of Health Sciences Teaching Clinics is a learning, teaching, practice and research facility established since the 1990s in the School of Health Sciences. Students providing the service have all had the relevant training and clinical practice and are under the guidance and supervision of qualified and registered practitioner. The services currently offered are:
Locations:
St Albans Campus
Building 2, McKechnie Street
Melway Ref: 25 K3
Telephone: 9919 2625
City Flinders Lane Campus
Level 4, 301 Flinders Lane
Melway Ref: 1A K9
Telephone: 9919 1111
Web: School of Health Sciences Teaching Clinics
TRAVEL CLINICS AUSTRALIA
Travel Clinics Australia (TCA) is a national association of GPs with expertise in travel medicine with 26 locations including several clinics around the suburbs of Melbourne.TCA doctors can help manage health conditions in a travel setting and not just travel health
- pre and post travel assessments for staff and students
- vaccinations and medications on site (thus saving time and money with a guarantee of the integrity of the vaccine)
- comprehensive travel health advice to people travelling overseas via a consultation, internet, intranet, emails and/or publications
TCA doctors subscribe to a worldwide database to keep abreast of disease outbreaks and thus take care not to over or under medicate clients.
Travellers also recieve a complementary copy of the very popular, passport sized, 'Traveller's Pocket Medical Guide', a 52 page booklet packed with travel health advice which holds a vaccination record, with their first travel consultation. This handy booklet and first aid guide also serves as a vaccination record that is internationally recognised by the World Health Organisation. (RRP is $9.90). They will also receive a free country destination report, valued at $22.
Telephone: 1300 369 359 (to be put through to their nearest clinic)
Website www.travelclinic.com.au
More travel vaccination advice www.tmvc.com.au
The Australian Government's travel advisory & consular assistance service
www.smartraveller.gov.au
DRUG EDUCATION
More information and details of useful drug and alcohol services can be found at Drug and Health Links.
LOCAL HOSPITALS AND GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
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| Royal Melbourne Hospital | cnr Grattan St and Royal Pde | (03) 9342 7000 |
| St Vincent's Hospital | 41 Victoria Pde, Fitzroy | (03) 9288 2211 |
| Dr. Margueritte Hall, William Angliss Institute of TAFE | Hub Building, La Trobe St, Melbourne | (03) 9606 2208 |
| Collins Place Medical Clinic | Suite 14, 45 Collins St, Melbourne | (03) 9650 4218 |
| Real Care Health Clinic | 245 Park St, South Melbourne, | (03) 9699 1088 |
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Footscray |
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| Western Hospital | Footscray, Gordon St, Footscray | (03) 8345 6666 |
| The Clinic Eleanor Street | 255 Ballarat road, corner of Eleanor st, Footscray | (03) 9318 4111 |
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Melton |
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| Melton Medical Clinic | Corner Unitt and Alexandra Sts, Melton | (03) 9743 5600 |
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Newport |
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| Challis Street Medical Centre | 37 Challis St, Newport | (03) 9391 2855 |
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St Albans & Sunshine |
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| Western Hospital - Sunshine | 176 Furlong Rd, St Albans | (03) 9345 1333 |
| Westgroup Health Care Centre | 13-14 Victoria Sq, East Esplanade, St Albans | (03) 9364 3166 |
| Sunshine City Medical Centre | 423 Ballarat Rd, Sunshine | (03) 9312 3000 |
| Sunbury | ||
| McKell Avenue Medical Centre | 40 McKell Ave, Sunbury | (03) 9744 7511 |
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Werribee |
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| Werribee Mercy Hospital | 300 Princes Hwy (cnr Hoppers Lane) | (03) 9216 8600 |
