11/03/2025
Need to access a GP 🩺 or prescriptions 💊 but the cyclone has made it difficult?
Stay safe, stay put, and call for:
✔ Medical advice anytime—for yourself or family.
✔ Guidance on prescriptions and medication access.
In response to Cyclone Alfred, from 8 March 2025 to 24 March 2025 consumers in Queensland can access
the Healthdirect GP Helpline by calling 13 HEALTH.
🩺 Alternatively, consumers can directly contact Healthdirect on 1800 022 222 for support during this time.
📞 Call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84) for trusted health advice, day or night.
https://www.qld.gov.au/health/contacts/advice/13health
💊 No script? Local pharmacies can temporarily dispense PBS meds without needing a new prescription
(until March 31) – There is no need to see your
doctor first, just drop in to a pharmacy. They will check your history to see you have had script previously and provide one standard pack of your medication.
📞 Need mental health support? Call 24/7 Lifeline on 13 11 14, Head to Health on 1800 595 212
(8:30am–5pm), or 13 YARN on 13 92 76 to talk with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter
