Bring a Support Person
We invite you to bring someone with you who can help you talk with us. This can be a friend, family member, Elder, or your carer. They can help:
Choosing an advocate/support person?
If you have trouble choosing someone to support you, or to advocate for you, please talk to us about how we can help.
Some other people who can help:
National Aged Care Advocacy Line
1800 700 600
Rights Information & Advocacy Centre Inc. (Bendigo)
(03) 5443 0550
A free confidential independent service supporting people with all disabilities, their family and carers, including culturally and linguistically communities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
We invite you to bring someone with you who can help you talk with us. This can be a friend, family member, Elder, or your carer. They can help:
- listen and talk to service providers
- make appointments
- collect test results
- make complaints or give feedback
- understand and execute your rights and responsibilities, or any other part of your treatment and care.
- you trust
- who is familiar with your culture and beliefs
- who will respect your wishes, and
- who has a commitment to your healthcare needs.
Choosing an advocate/support person?
If you have trouble choosing someone to support you, or to advocate for you, please talk to us about how we can help.
Some other people who can help:
National Aged Care Advocacy Line
1800 700 600
Rights Information & Advocacy Centre Inc. (Bendigo)
(03) 5443 0550
A free confidential independent service supporting people with all disabilities, their family and carers, including culturally and linguistically communities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
