Transport and accommodation

Hospital stay – financial support and family accommodation
Better Health Channel (AUS, 2015)
Practical advice for family members of people receiving treatment for cancer.  Includes financial help, accommodation for families, VPTAS travel assistance scheme, respite care, palliative care, and where to get more help.
 (web)

The following resources explain the Victorian Patient Transport Assistance Scheme (VPTAS) in varying levels of detail.

Travelling to treatment
Cancer Council Victoria (AUS)
Information on transport options, assistance and car parking in Victoria.
(web)

Patient transport
Cancer Council Victoria (AUS, 2017)
Fact sheet explaining the Victorian Patient Transport Assistance Scheme (VPTAS), which helps pay for costs of transport to specialist medical treatment.
  (fact sheet)

Victorian Patient Transport Assistance Scheme (VPTAS)
Victoria. Department of Health (AUS, 2022)
A thorough explanation of VPTAS, with links for more details and to make contact. You may find it helpful to read one of the brief explanations of the Scheme on the sites above if you’re not already familiar with it.
 (web)