Diagnosed with a serious illness or injury?
Useful case studies to see how others have managed their critical illness or injury.
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When unexpected illness strikes
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Getting on with it – life after a major accident
Coping with a serious illness or injury
Understanding your illness or injury
Gathering information provided by health care professionals is an important first step towards understanding your illness or injury.
Caring for your wellbeing
Self-care involves attending to your social, physical and emotional wellbeing.
Caring for the carer
Help for the carers who play a crucial role in supporting those critically ill or injured.
Support in managing your finances
Financial support for illness or injury
Understanding and accessing financial support when your financial circumstances change.
A time to reflect and appoint
Your formal nominations should be established and reviewed when you are experiencing a critical illness.
What to do if you’re critically ill and self-employed
Following a few simple steps will allow you to worry less about the business and focus on what’s important, your recovery.
Westpac and BT - helping you through your financial life
As part of our Group and one of Australia’s leading wealth experts, BT has been helping Australians build and protect their wealth since 1969.
With 50 years’ experience BT can help you plan for today and tomorrow by helping to identify ways to make more of what you have and empowering you to make smarter, confident financial decisions.
Trauma Insurance
Trauma insurance may help you financially if you’re diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening illness.
Illness & injury support tools
Davidson Institute
- Managing Money Guide (PDF 2MB)
- Budget planner
- Budgeting webinar – live or recorded
Important links
- Westpac Assist financial hardship support
- National Debt Helpline – free independent financial counselling