Below you will find additional resources for Health Providers regarding key PCCS programs.
For further information, please email or call us on:
NSW – (02) 9477 8700
QLD – (07) 3186 4000
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Back to Home Back to Life™
Deprescribing Clinic for Mental Health Clients
GP Social Work™ Connect
Medicare Mental Health
Plus Social®
Plus Social (icare New South Wales)
Plus Social (NSW) designed for Injured Workers.
Plus Social (EML New South Wales)
Plus Social (Gold Coast) designed for people whose mental health significantly impacts their daily living.
Plus Social (Gold Coast)
Plus Social (Gold Coast) designed for people whose mental health significantly impacts their daily living.
Psychological Access+™
Becoming an Access+ Provider
If you would like to apply to be an approved Psychological Access+ provider, click here to send us an email and we will be in contact with you within two working days.
Accessing the Service (Northern Sydney)
To access the service, a GP or medical specialist must make a referral.
GPs or medical specialists can create a Mental Health Treatment Plan in consultation with the patient, which should then be provided to the Better Mental Health Hub, managed by the North Sydney Primary Health Network (NSPHN). After this, Primary & Community Care Services (PCCS) will link the patient to a clinician who will contact them to arrange an appointment.
Mental Health - Better Access
Better Access to mental health care for eligible practitioners and allied health professionals
The purpose of the Better Access initiative is to improve treatment and management of mental illness within the community. The aim is to provide patients with access to mental health professionals and team-based mental health care. Under this initiative, Medicare benefits are available to patients for selected mental health services provided by:
- general practitioners (GPs)
- non-vocationally recognised medical practitioners (non-VR MPs)
- psychiatrists
- clinical psychologists
- registered psychologists, and
- appropriately trained social workers and occupational therapists.
GP Mental Health Treatment Medicare items
For further information on GP Mental Health Treatment Medicare items, visit the Department of Health.
The items provide a structured framework for GPs to undertake early intervention, assessment and management of patients with mental disorders, as well as providing referral pathways to clinical psychologists, registered psychologists, and appropriately trained social workers and occupational therapists.
Psychosocial Supports
Referral form (Gold Coast)
BEST PRACTICE referral form – Please read these instructions first, then download the form here (do not open unless importing within BEST PRACTICE)
MEDICAL DIRECTOR referral form – Please read these instructions first, then download the form here (do not open unless importing within MEDICAL DIRECTOR)
Social Rx®
Referral form & Brochures (South East NSW)
BEST PRACTICE referral form – Please read these instructions first, then download the form here (do not open unless importing within BEST PRACTICE)
MEDICAL DIRECTOR referral form – Please read these instructions first, then download the form here (do not open unless importing within MEDICAL DIRECTOR)