Do I need a referral to see a medical specialist?
Most medical specialists will accept only referred patients. This is partly to try to ensure that the specialist you are seeing is appropriate for you and your condition, and also because Medicare pays higher rebates for specialist services if you have been referred by your GP.
Medicare does not contribute towards the cost of most cosmetic surgery and some other services, such as refractive surgery to correct defects of vision. Because of this, some specialists providing these types of services will see you unreferred.
How to find a plastic surgeon
How can my family doctor help me to obtain specialist medical care?
Before seeing any medical specialist, it is always preferable to talk to your own family doctor, who can discuss your condition with you and advise on whether any specialist care is appropriate. If it is, he or she can help you to choose the specialist best suited to your needs.
Your family doctor can help the specialist to care for you better by providing relevant information about your health.
Communicating with the specialist will also enable your family doctor to care for you better during and after your specialist treatment.
What are the Medicare rules about referrals to specialists?
If you want Medicare to help to pay for specialist medical services at the referred rate, it is essential to discuss your condition and possible referral with your family doctor before you see the specialist. Find a Family Doctor
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Please note that the backdating of referrals is illegal and can result in heavy fines and prison sentences.
If you have any questions about seeing medical specialists or about the Medicare benefits system, please ask your family doctor or contact Medicare on 13 2011.
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Allergies
- Clinical Immunologist and Allergist , Brisbane
- Allergy Centre, Victoria
- Capital Immunology & Allergy, Canberra
Cardiac
- Cardiac Dynamics
- Complete Cardiological Care, Sydney
- Heart Check SA
- Westmead Private Cardiology
Ear, Nose & Throat
- Dr Paul Allison,Gold Coast , Qld
- Dr Kevin Feely, Ear Nose & Throat, Head & Neck Surgeon
Eyes
- Ashford Eye & Laser Centre, SA
- Caulfield Eye Clinic & Laser Centre, Victoria
- Laser Vision Clinic, Central Coast, NSW
- North Shore Eye Centre,NSW
- Opthalmologists - Melbourne Specialist Centre
- Rosebery Day Surgery
- Torrens Orthopaedic Associates
- Sydney Laser and Vision Centre (LASIK and PRK )
- Sydney Ophthalmic Day Surgery
Gastroenterologists
- Melbourne Specialist Centre
- Noosa Surgical & Endoscopy Centre, Qld
- Prof Terry Bolin, POW, Sydney
- The Wales-Rigid Sigmoidoscopy-Day Centre,Sydney
- Sydney Hernia Clinic
Ob Gyn / IVF
- IVF Citywest , Professor Geoffrey Driscoll, Sydney
- North Coast Fertility Services, NSW
- Next Generation Fertility , Sydney
- PPA Day Surgeries, Planned Parenthood of Australia Group
Obesity
- Obesity Surgery Centre
- Anderson Surgery, Obesity, SA
- Ozband
Orthopaedic
- Coastal Orthopaedics & Sports Injuries
- Joint Orthopaedic Centre
- Orthosports - Orthopaedic & Rehab Specialists
- Orthopaedic Surgery, Prof R. Dawes-Higgs,
- Sydney Orthopaedics Specialists
- Sydney Orthopaedic Arthritis & Sports Medicine
Paediatrcis
- Cambridge Kids Paediatric Continence Clinic, Sydney
- Public Hospital Kids Outpatients
Plastic Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery, Dermatologists & Skin Cancer
- How to find a plastic surgeon
- Coastal Plastic Surgery Centre
- Mid-North Coast Dermatology, NSW
- Hand Injury Centre (surgeons)
- Plastic Surgery
- Chatswood Skin Cancer Physicians
- Skin clinic Brisbane
- * please note - nearly all GPS will attend to minor skin cancers etc so see your family Dr first!
Radiologists
- Perrett Medical Imaging, SA
- QE Medical Imaging, SA
- Radiology - Victorian Imaging Group.
- Taft Diagnostic Imaging
Other
- Myofascial Medicine, WA
- Roseberry Day Surgery, Sydney
- Dr Sandra Cabot MD - Radio 2GB
- Geriatrician - Melbourne Specialist Centre
- Melbourne SpecialistCentre
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