Men's health services in Western Sydney

Urological cancers

Western Sydney LHD has a comprehensive multi-disciplinary service for a range of urological cancers, including prostate cancer.

Find out more about our Uro-oncology program.

Men’s Health Physiotherapy Clinic

Westmead offers a specialised Men’s Health Physiotherapy Clinic for men who are receiving treatment for prostate cancer.

It is the only clinic of its type in the public hospital system of NSW.

An experienced men’s health physiotherapist provides modern rehabilitation of incontinence caused by surgery and/or radiation (using real-time ultrasound), and treatment to counteract the side effects of hormone therapy in the form of exercise prescription and exercise classes.

Cancer prevention services

You can access a range of preventative services, including:

• iCanQuit - for those wanting to quit smoking
• QuitLine - is a confidential telephone information and advice service, run by Cancer Institute NSW, to help smokers quit and stay quit.
• Bowel cancer screening service

The Western Sydney LHD Integrated and Community Health (ICH) team is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Western Sydney.

Our services include: 

• chronic disease management
• palliative care
• foot care (podiatry)
• occupational therapy
• child and family health
• violence, abuse and neglect prevention
• diabetes care.

Find out more about our community health services.

Resources to get healthy

NSW Health offers programs to help you develop a healthy and active lifestyle:

• Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service
• Active and Healthy
• Healthy Eating Active Living
• Your Room - A place to get facts about alcohol and drugs

Support services are available to help you and your family manage your mental health and wellbeing.

Find out more about our mental health support services at Western Sydney LHD.

Mental health resources for men

• NSW Health resources for men's health
• Beyond Blue - Support for men
• MensLine Australia
• Health Direct - mental health resources for men
• Men's mental health - Movember

Support for Aboriginal men

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:

• 13YARN: 13 92 76 (crisis support by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporters)
• Brother to Brother: 1800 435 799 

Find services, supports, information and education for new dads and dads-to-be.

A guide for dads: caring for your family during perinatal mental illness

A guide for dads is a NSW Health resource for dads with information about how to take care of your baby, how to get support and how to give support.

Raising Children Network

Raising Children Network provides free, reliable, up-to-date and independent information to help families. Grown ups: fathers offers information about adjusting to fatherhood, how to support with breastfeeding, changing nappies, balancing life and work. It also contains information about antenatal and postnatal depression in men.

Raising Children Network are supported by the Australian Government and all content is reviewed by professionals.

Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia (PANDA): support for dads

PANDA supports women, men and families across Australia affected by anxiety and depression during pregnancy and in the first year of parenthood.

PANDA: Support for dads offers a mental health checklist, men's stories, information and support services.

PANDA operates Australia’s only National Helpline for individuals and their families to recover from perinatal anxiety and depression.

Contact PANDA National Helpline (Monday to Friday, 9am to 7:30pm AEST or AEDT) call 1300 726 306.

Mensline

MensLine Australia is the national telephone and online support, information and referral service for men with family and relationship concerns.

The service is available from anywhere in Australia and is staffed by professional counsellors, experienced in men’s issues. Call: 1300 78 99 78