The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the Women’s work together to deliver comprehensive and coordinated palliative care services across all three hospitals.

Key points

  • We deliver comprehensive and coordinated palliative care services across three hospitals
  • We provide person and family-centred care for people with active, progressive, advanced disease
Patients need a referral from their GP or healthcare provider. Access referral information

What we do

We provide person and family-centred care for people with active, progressive, advanced disease. 

Find out more about the Parkville Integrated Palliative Care Service.

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The Victorian Palliative Care Advice Service

For everyone everywhere in Victoria

The RMH manages the Victorian Palliative Care Advice Service, offering free, confidential advice for all Victorians seeking information about life-limiting illness, palliative care or end-of-life care.

The service is for non-emergency health advice only. If you need immediate medical attention, call 000 or go to your nearest emergency department.

Call 1800 360 000 from 7am – 10pm, every day of the year.

Our clinics

Palliative Care Lung Disease Clinic
The RMH Parkville
For patients
For health professionals

Interpreters & cultural support

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We provide qualified, professional interpreters to help you communicate with us at any time during your stay and at your clinic appointments.

Find out more about interpreters & cultural support

Links & documents

Head of service
Prof Brian Le
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Contact us
Parkville Integrated Palliative Care Service
Phone
(03) 9342 2580
Urgent inpatient referrals (The RMH, Ward 7 West)
Phone
0459 880 323
Urgent outpatient referrals (Peter Mac)
Phone
(03) 8559 7960
Non urgent referrals (The RMH & Peter Mac)
Email
AdminPalliativeCare@petermac.org
Non urgent referrals (The RMH & Peter Mac)
Address
The RMH Parkville
Level 7 West
300 Grattan St, Parkville, Victoria
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Telehealth

Start your Telehealth video call at your appointment time by joining this waiting room.

Palliative Care waiting room
The Victorian Palliative Care Advice Service

For everyone everywhere in Victoria

The RMH manages the Victorian Palliative Care Advice Service, offering free, confidential advice for all Victorians seeking information about life-limiting illness, palliative care or end-of-life care.

The service is for non-emergency health advice only. If you need immediate medical attention, call 000 or go to your nearest emergency department.

Call 1800 360 000 from 7am – 10pm, every day of the year.

Find out more about PCAS
Last updated 09 February 2023