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| Title | Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry |
| Publication no. | NGO - 7020 |
| Last update | 28/09/2010 |
| Summary | Guide to bone marrow donation.
Explains why registering as a bone marrow donor can save someone's life, who can be a donor, and what the procedure involves. | | Languages | English (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Be prepared: a guide to getting you ready for discharge |
| Publication no. | AHS - 8210 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Information for patients who are to be discharged from hospital. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Greek (pdf), Italian (pdf), Macedonian (pdf) |
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| Title | Before your baby's first health check |
| Publication no. | DOH - 6370 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Questions to answer before you visit a nurse or doctor for your baby's first health check. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Bladder Care |
| Publication no. | AHS - 8220 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Information about bladder care for women who have just given birth | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Bengali (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Japanese (pdf), Spanish (pdf) |
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| Title | Calling an ambulance |
| Publication no. | OTH - 7360 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Guide to calling an ambulance. Includes information on what details you may need to give over the phone, what to do if you live in a rural area, and teaching children how to call an ambulance. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Greek (pdf), Italian (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Clinical Initiatives Nurse in the Emergency Department Brochure |
| Publication no. | DOH - 8790 |
| Last update | 22/03/2011 |
| Summary | The CIN Brochure have been developed for display in the ED waiting room to inform patients and carer’s about the role. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Dinka (pdf), English (pdf), Greek (pdf), Italian (pdf), Korean (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Clinical Initiatives Nurse in the Emergency Department Poster |
| Publication no. | DOH - 8785 |
| Last update | 22/03/2011 |
| Summary | The CIN Poster have been developed for display in the ED waiting room to inform patients and carer’s about the role | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Dinka (pdf), English (pdf), Greek (pdf), Italian (pdf), Korean (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Code of Conduct for unregistered health practitioners |
| Publication no. | DOH - 8285 |
| Last update | 27/09/2010 |
| Summary | Poster explaining code of conduct for registered and unregistered health practitioners. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Greek (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Italian (pdf), Korean (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Thai (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Consent to medical treatment - what are your rights? |
| Publication no. | BHC - 3720 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | A guide to patients' rights in consenting to medical or dental
treatment. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Dear family/carer, |
| Publication no. | AHS - 7245 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Letter for relatives or friends of patients being treated by a physiotherapist | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Polish (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Do you need a hospital emergency department - or can your local doctor help? |
| Publication no. | BHC - 5975 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | A guide to understanding the difference between problems needing hospital emergency treatment, and those that can be helped by your local doctor. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Bosnian (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), Greek (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Italian (pdf), Japanese (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Lao (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Does someone you know need a speech pathologist? |
| Publication no. | BHC - 4965 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Information about common speech problems in children and adults, and how a speech pathologist can help. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Korean (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Does your child have a Personal Health Record? |
| Publication no. | BHC - 5565 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Information about the Personal Health Record - an easy way to record your child's medical history. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), Greek (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Italian (pdf), Japanese (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Lao (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Thai (pdf), Tongan (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Emergency Department (ED) |
| Publication no. | DOH - 8660 |
| Last update | 18/03/2010 |
| Summary | Welcome to the Emergency Department (ED). This information will help you understand what will happen while you are at Emergency Department. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Bengali (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Dinka (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), Hindi (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Lao (pdf), Somali (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Female patients requesting female staff in hospitals or in a clinic |
| Publication no. | BHC - 6240 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Information for women who request female staff in hospitals and clinics. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), English (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Turkish (pdf) |
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| Title | Fit for the future: have your say about future directions for health in NSW |
| Publication no. | DOH - 7855 |
| Last update | 12/10/2010 |
| Summary | Information about future directions for the NSW health system and how health consumers can have their say. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Greek (pdf), Italian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Flip Chart Phrases for Eye Emergencies |
| Publication no. | AHS - 8215 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Flip Chart Phrases for Eye Emergencies | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Greek (pdf), Korean (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Russian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Free eye sight and hearing screening tests for 3-5 years old kids |
| Publication no. | AHS - 7240 |
| Last update | 20/09/2010 |
| Summary | Sign saying 'Free eye sight and hearing screening tests for 3-5 year old kids'. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Getting the best from your visit to your GP |
| Publication no. | AHS - 5905 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | A guide to getting the best from your visit to a GP, including information about making appointments and things to remember to tell your doctor. | | Languages | Bosnian (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf) |
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| Title | Heart health and cardiac rehabilitation |
| Publication no. | DOH - 5585 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Information about heart health, including risk factors for coronary heart disease, and how people can recover from heart disease with the help of cardiac rehabilitation services. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), English (pdf), Greek (pdf), Italian (pdf), Russian (pdf), Spanish (pdf) |
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| Title | Holiday health for overseas visitors |
| Publication no. | BHC - 4495 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Information about health care for non-residents. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Korean (pdf), Lao (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Home and Community Care Services (HACC Services):
A Consumer and Carer Handbook |
| Publication no. | AHS - 7805 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Information about Home and Community Care Services (HACC services) for consumers and carers in the Northern Sydney Region. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Armenian (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), Greek (pdf), Italian (pdf), Korean (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf) |
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| Title | How can genetic counselling help? |
| Publication no. | BHC - 3070 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Guide to genetic counselling.
What it is and who needs it. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Korean (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | How hospital social workers can help people in |
| Publication no. | HTS - 795 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | How hospital social workers can hep people in hospital by offering counselling, support and practical help. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Greek (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | How to exercise your rights and responsibilities as a consumer who uses mental health services |
| Publication no. | AHS - 6960 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Rights and responsibilities for consumers of mental health services. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Filipino (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | How to get more from a visit to your doctor |
| Publication no. | BHC - 3245 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Tips for better communication with your doctor, including questions to ask about medication or about any tests you're asked to have.
Includes information about getting a second opinion and making complaints. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | How to help your doctor help you |
| Publication no. | BHC - 5105 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | How patients can get the most out of a visit to a health professional, and make the most of their treatment. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Lao (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Illawarra Brain Injury Service |
| Publication no. | AHS - 8355 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Information on brain injury and its effects, and the services provided by the Illawarra Brain Injury Service. | | Languages | , English (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Important notice about your hospital fees |
| Publication no. | HTS - 799 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Notice saying, 'If you do not hold a current Australian Medicare Card or private health insurance you may have to pay in advance for any hospital costs.
Please check details with the clerk at the counter.
They can arrange a free interpreter if you need one.' | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), French (pdf), Greek (pdf), Italian (pdf), Korean (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Tongan (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Information for Carers |
| Publication no. | AHS - 7920 |
| Last update | 23/02/2011 |
| Summary | Information on services and support for people who care for adults or children with a disability, chronic illness, mental illness or the frail aged. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Greek (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Italian (pdf), Korean (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Loving care for people with terminal illness |
| Publication no. | BHC - 3305 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | How palliative care helps people with a terminal illness or an illness that can't be cured. | | Languages | Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Turkish (pdf) |
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| Title | Maternity care options |
| Publication no. | BHC - 6415 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | A guide to maternity services for pregnant women in NSW and how to choose the best service. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Japanese (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Thai (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Medicine List Cover sheet |
| Publication no. | AHS - 8450 |
| Last update | 24/11/2011 |
| Summary | This is a cover sheet for a hospital discharge medicine list | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Greek (pdf), Italian (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Russian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | NSW Health Care Interpreter Service |
| Publication no. | DOH - 5300 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | How health care interpreters can help people who don't speak English to communicate with health professionals.
Includes information on the NSW Health Care interpreter Service, and how to book health care interpreters. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Armenian (pdf), Assyrian (pdf), Bosnian (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), Filipino (pdf), French (pdf), German (pdf), Greek (pdf), Hindi (pdf), Hungarian (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Italian (pdf), Japanese (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Lao (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Maltese (pdf), Polish (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Punjabi (pdf), Russian (pdf), Samoan (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Somali (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Thai (pdf), Tongan (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Ukrainian (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | NSW Health Care System Information Booklet |
| Publication no. | AHS - 7760 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Guide to the NSW health care system for newly arrived migrants and refugees. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Assyrian (pdf), Burmese (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Dari (pdf), Dinka (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), Karen (pdf), Korean (pdf), Kurdish (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Somali (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Newborn screening: Tests to protect your baby |
| Publication no. | DOH - 6345 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Information for parents about routine testing of newborn babies to detect a number of rare disorders. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Japanese (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Official Visitors |
| Publication no. | DOH - 6170 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Information for patients about the role of Official Visitors in the health system, and how patients can access an Official Visitor. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Greek (pdf), Italian (pdf), Korean (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Maltese (pdf), Polish (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Organ donation - why you should think about it |
| Publication no. | BHC - 3040 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | How organ donation saves lives.
What's involved in becoming a donor. | | Language | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Pathology Home Collection Service |
| Publication no. | AHS - 8975 |
| Last update | 17/02/2012 |
| Summary | Pathology Home Collection Service - service enables you to provide specimens for testing without leaving your home. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Greek (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Italian (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Patient Transport Service |
| Publication no. | OTH - 7355 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Information asbout the Patient Transport Service (the 'non-emergency' service of the Ambulance Service of NSW) which transports patients whose condition is not life-threatening. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Greek (pdf), Italian (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Privacy Leaflet for Patients |
| Publication no. | DOH - 7260 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Leaflet explaining why the NSW Health Service collects information about patients (e.g. test results) to help provide the best care. Includes information about how the privacy of these records is protected, and how patients can access their medical records. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Armenian (pdf), Bosnian (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), Greek (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Italian (pdf), Japanese (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Lao (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Maltese (pdf), Polish (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Punjabi (pdf), Russian (pdf), Samoan (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Somali (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Tongan (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Urdu (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Problems with a new baby? There's always someone to help |
| Publication no. | BHC - 3355 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Guide to support services to help parents with babies cope with common problems including difficulty getting the baby to sleep, and problems feeding the baby. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Royal north Shore and Ryde Hospital fees for overseas visitors Brochure |
| Publication no. | AHS - 8940 |
| Last update | 05/10/2011 |
| Summary | Information for overseas visitors outlining fees and charges for treatment at RNS and Ryde Hospitals
| | Languages | Chinese Traditional (pdf), Chinese Simplified (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Japanese (pdf), Korean (pdf) |
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| Title | Royal north Shore and Ryde Hospital fees for overseas visitors Poster |
| Publication no. | AHS - 8945 |
| Last update | 05/10/2011 |
| Summary | Information for overseas visitors outlining fees and charges for treatment at RNS and Ryde Hospitals
| | Languages | Chinese Traditional (pdf), Chinese Simplified (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Japanese (pdf), Korean (pdf) |
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| Title | Services Provided by Tuberculosis Prevention and control Service/Chest Clinics |
| Publication no. | DOH - 8725 |
| Last update | 30/09/2010 |
| Summary | NSW has a network of TB Prevention and Control Service / Chest Clinics
located across the state. The network aims to provide a comprehensive,
culturally appropriate and accessible service to all. Our goals are to cure TB,
reduce TB illness and prevent the spread of TB within the community. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), Dinka (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), Filipino (pdf), French (pdf), Hindi (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Lao (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Samoan (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Somali (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Tetum (pdf), Thai (pdf), Tongan (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Urdu (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Speech Pathology 'Student Unit', St Joseph's Hospital |
| Publication no. | AHS - 7770 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Information for patients about services provided by the Speech Pathology Student Unit at St Joseph's Hospital | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Speech Pathology - information for patients and carers |
| Publication no. | AHS - 7765 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Information for patients and carers about services provided by speech pathologists | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Ten tips for safer healthcare - booklet |
| Publication no. | OTH - 7870 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | How to work with your doctor and other health care professionals to get the best health care for yourself. | | Languages | Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Filipino (pdf), German (pdf), Greek (pdf), Italian (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Polish (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Ten tips for safer healthcare - pamphlet |
| Publication no. | OTH - 7865 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | How to work with your doctor and other health care professionals to get the best healthcare for yourself. | | Languages | Bosnian (pdf), Creole (pdf), Dutch (pdf), English (pdf), Hmong (pdf), Koori (pdf), Samoan (pdf) |
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| Title | The Children's Hospital at Westmead - A Handbook For Families |
| Publication no. | AHS - 7810 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Information for families attending the Children's Hospital at Westmead | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), Korean (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | The NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) |
| Publication no. | NGO - 7265 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Includes information about STARTTS, a free service providing support for people from a refugee background who may have experienced torture or trauma in their home country. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), English (pdf), Kurdish (pdf) |
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| Title | Useful words |
| Publication no. | AHS - 8225 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Useful words and phases to be used to communicate with a patient suffering from delirium. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Greek (pdf), Italian (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Russian (pdf) |
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| Title | What to bring to hospital when having a baby |
| Publication no. | BHC - 7210 |
| Last update | 22/02/2012 |
| Summary | A list of important items (with illustrations) which pregnant women should bring to hospital when having a baby. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Japanese (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | When a baby dies |
| Publication no. | BHC - 4955 |
| Last update | 22/02/2012 |
| Summary | Explains the practice in most Australian hospitals of allowing parents to spend time with their dead baby if they wish.
Includes information about grief and grief counselling. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Korean (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | When should I call for an ambulance? |
| Publication no. | OTH - 7365 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Information about using the Ambulance Service of NSW, including when to call an ambulance, services provided by the Patient Transport Service, and what road users should to if they see/hear an ambulance approaching. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Greek (pdf), Italian (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Who's who of hospital staff |
| Publication no. | AHS - 8655 |
| Last update | 18/03/2010 |
| Summary | The Whos Who of Hospital staff provides information on Health Professionals and what their role is. e.g. Interns, their training who they report to etc. | | Languages | Armenian (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Japanese (pdf), Korean (pdf) |
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| Title | Why does my baby need a diagnostic assessment? (Hearing) |
| Publication no. | DOH - 6235 |
| Last update | 19/05/2011 |
| Summary | Information from the NSW Statewide Infant Screening-Hearing (SWISH) Program for parents whose baby needs a diagnostic assessment following two unclear results from hearing tests. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Bengali (pdf), Bosnian (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), Dinka (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), French (pdf), Hindi (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Japanese (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Lao (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Punjabi (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Swahili (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Urdu (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Why does my baby need a hearing check? |
| Publication no. | DOH - 6225 |
| Last update | 19/05/2011 |
| Summary | Information for parents on hearing checks for babies, and why they're important for detecting problems early. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Bengali (pdf), Bosnian (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), Dinka (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), French (pdf), Hindi (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Japanese (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Lao (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Punjabi (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Swahili (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Urdu (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | Why does my baby need a repeat hearing screen? |
| Publication no. | DOH - 6230 |
| Last update | 19/05/2011 |
| Summary | Information for parents on why their baby needs a repeat hearing test. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Bengali (pdf), Bosnian (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), Dinka (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), French (pdf), Hindi (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Japanese (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Lao (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Punjabi (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Swahili (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Urdu (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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| Title | You and your Ambulance Service |
| Publication no. | OTH - 7350 |
| Last update | 24/09/2009 |
| Summary | Information about the Ambulance Service of NSW. Includes objectives of the service; how to access your Ambulance Service Records; how to give a compliment or make a complaint; zero tolerance approach to violence on health service premises, or where health care is carried out; what happens if patients refuse transport, the fact that Medicare does not cover ambulance services. | | Languages | Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Greek (pdf), Italian (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf) |
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