Volume 182 - Issue 5
Australasian Association of Doctors’ Health Advisory Services
Author: Donald B Reid
Med J Aust 2005; 182 (5): 255. || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06687.x
Published online: 7 March 2005
Published online: 7 March 2005
Donald B Reid
Co-convenor, Colleague of First Contact
PO Box 896, Bridgetown, WA 6255
dbreidAThotlinks.net.au
To the Editor: Thank you for your in-depth look at some of the concerns in doctors’ health in the October 2004 issue of the MJA. 1
I believe it would have been useful to include in the issue some practical information for doctors wanting to seek help, either for themselves or for a colleague.
The attached table of contact phone numbers does not cover every state and territory, but it is a starting point. The services offered are confidential, and can be anonymous if desired. In Western Australia, the contact can include access to a list of doctors willing and able to be GPs for their colleagues. Further information is available on the Doctors’ Health Advisory Service website <www.doctorshealth.org.au>.
Editor’s note: The AMA website also has a very useful “Doctors’ Health Database” at <www.ama.com.au/web.nsf/tag/doctors-health-database>.
Australasian Association of Doctors’ Health Advisory Services (DHASs): helplines for doctors
Victorian Doctors’ Health Programme (VIC) |
(03) 9495 6011 |
DHAS (SA) |
(08) 8273 4111 |
Colleague of First Contact (WA) |
(08) 9321 3098 |
DHAS (NSW) |
(02) 9437 6552 |
DHAS (New Zealand) |
(04) 471 2654 |
DHAS (QLD) |
(07) 3833 4352 |
DHAS (TAS) |
(03) 6223 2047 (in hours) |
(03) 6235 4165 (after hours) |
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