Saturday, July 31, 2010

Mental Health Nurses

• Psychiatric Nurses based within General Practices aimed to provide free support to GPs in their existing role of caring for patients with severe and chronic mental illness.

• Providing assessment and free, unlimited ongoing treatment, medication, compliance, linkages with other services.

Please refer to the Summary of the Mental Health Nurse service for information on the role of the nurse and eligibility criteria.

Summary of the Mental Health Nurse Service

Flowchart: How it can work in your practice

Expression of Interest for a Mental Health Nurse in Your Practice

From the 22nd June, an after hours session will be made available for GPs with a patient they wish to refer. For further information, or to obtain a referral form, please contact Debbie Neill at the GP Network dneill@megpn.com or 8878 3723