A GP Management Plan is a written plan of management developed by your GP and practice nurse in consultation with you. The GP Management Plan is a written set of information about what you need in managing your chronic or complex condition.

 

Any person with a chronic (long term) medical condition such as:

 

Together we:

 

 

If the doctor determines you would benefit from other health care providers or allied health professionals being involved in providing treatment, a team care arrangement will be completed. With your consent, your doctor or practice nurse will ask the relevant allied health professionals to be part of your care plan.

 

 

Any allied health worker like a physiotherapist, dietitian, podiatrist, audiologist, diabetes nurse, occupational therapist, pharmacist, asthma nurse or exercise physiologist.

 

 

Persons with a GP Management plan and Team Care Arrangement are eligible for 5 visits per calendar year to see allied health professionals.

 

All GPMP and TCA plans are bulked billed by your GP, so there will be no charge for these services.

 

 

The allied health professionals within our medical centre bulk bill your visit.

 

Other allied health professionals may require you to pay on top of the Medicare rebate. Speak to your allied health professional about any charges.

 

 

Once a plan is in place, it should be regularly reviewed by your GP. This is an important part of the plan cycle, where you with your GP and practice nurse check that your goals are being met and agree on any changes that you may require.

 

A GP Management Plan Review is usually undertaken every 6 months.

 

All GPMP Reviews are bulk billed by your GP. There will be no charge for these services.

 

 

The management plan will take about 45-60 minutes of your time. Your doctor and practice nurse will spend this time consulting with you to prepare your care plan.

 

 

Your GP will decide if you fulfill the eligibility requirements set by Medicare, prior to preparing a plan.

 

Medicare has guidelines on who can and can’t have a GP Management Plan prepared. Your GP will help in making this decision.

 

 

Speak to our receptionist to make an appointment for any of the allied health professionals that work at this practice.

 

If you are visiting an allied health professional at another location, please contact their number to make an appointment. 

 

 

The following allied health professionals consult out of our rooms:

 

 

1. Get a copy of your GP Management Plan (GPMP) / Team Care Arrangement (TCA).

 

2. Speak to our receptionists to book your appointments with your allied health team.

 

3. After 4-6 months, book a GPMP Review / TCA Review with your GP and practice nurse.

 

4. Book any further appointments with your allied health professional. If you have a TCA, you get upto 5 visits with an allied health professional in a calendar year.

 

5. Continue with the recommendations made in your GP Management Plan.

 

6. After 4-6 months, book another GPMP Review / TCA Review with your GP and practice nurse to discuss the ongoing treatment.