What is the GP Psychiatry Support Line?
The GP Psychiatry Support Line is a free service for GPs to help manage the care of mental health consumers, providing advice on diagnosis, investigation, medication and safety plan.
The Psychiatry Support Line for GPs has been established in response to GPs indicating they would like timely access to psychiatry expertise.
The service is about keeping consumers whose conditions are able to be treated within primary care under the care of their GP.
For an overview video about the program, visit https://www.gpsupport.org.au/overview-video.
Eligibility
This service is for GPs who practice within the Central and Eastern Sydney PHN region.
The service is free, and is available Monday to Friday, 9 am – 5 pm. You can use it as many times as you wish. The service will respond to your enquiry within 24 hours.
This is NOT a triage or referral service, nor an emergency service. In case of emergency or crisisency or crisis, please ring 000.
How to access the service?
To access this service, you will first need to register. To complete the registration, you will need your AHPRA Registration Number, and practice details. There are options to use Secure Messaging once you are registered. GPs can register for the service by visiting gpsupport.org.au by calling 1800 16 17 18.
Who will deliver the service?