Information for Referrers

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Psychiatry Referrals

 

How do I send a referral?

 

We prefer to receive referrals via Healthlink (ID; dolphint) or Argus. Alternatively, fax it to us at 02 9167 7119 or please email it to us on reception@dolphintribe.com.au.

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Should I include the parent on a child or adolescent referral?

 

Yes, please refer the young person as well as one or both parents for Psychiatry referrals. This way we can also work with parents individually if necessary. This can be achieved by simply referring to ‘the child and his/her family'. 

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What do I need to provide for a perinatal or infant mental health referral?

 

Please include:

 

• Gestation (perinatal)

• EPDS Score (perinatal or postnatal)

• Name of infant (postnatal)

• Baby’s age in weeks (postnatal)

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Will all referrals be accepted?

 

Due to our commitment to providing the best possible care to our patients, we cannot always accept all referrals. Please note while we do not provide a reason for not accepting a referral, usually, it is based on patients already on the books and our practitioners' capacity to take on new referrals.

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What are the rebates for psychotherapy?

 

Medicare allows our psychiatrist to provide up to 50 sessions per calendar year that are eligible for Medicare rebate. Medicare Safety Nets provides higher rebates (80%) once out of pocket expenses reach a certain threshold. Most costs will be rebated after approximately 10-12 sessions with Safety Net for eligible medicare cardholders. 

 

Our psychologists can provide up to 10 sessions under a GP Mental Health Treatment Plan.

 

Can patients refer themselves?

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Self-referral is an option for seeing a psychologist but it’s unlikely the patient would be able to claim Medicare or other rebates. Our psychiatrists do not accept patients without referrals. If you do not want to claim Medicare for privacy reasons, get a private (confidential) referral from your GP.

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Referrals to Dr Makielan

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Dr Makielen is open for referrals for on-going psychiatric care and management as well as for short, medium and long-term Psychotherapy.

 

Dr Makielan does not accept Item 291 or one-off medication review referrals. 

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Referrals to Dr Arjun Khaira

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Dr Khaira is open for referrals ongoing psychiatric care and management. Dr Khaira does accept Item 291 referrals and medication review referrals. 

 

Psychology Referrals

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Please include the Mental Health Care Plan and any other information if appropriate.

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Appointment Process (for Patients)

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Please check our appointment information for Psychiatry and Psychology clients.

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NDIS Referrals

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We welcome self-managed and plan-managed NDIS referrals.​

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Urgent Appointments

 

At Dolphin Tribe, we do not provide crisis or emergency services. If you need urgent care, the following services can help:

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• Lifeline - 13 11 14

• Mental Health Line - 1800 011 511

• Kids Help Line - 1800 55 1800

• Suicide Call Back Service - 1300 659 467

 

In an emergency, or if you are/someone else is at serious risk of harm to themselves or others, please:

 

• Call the police on 000 

• Go to a hospital emergency department where there will be an out-of-hours mental health team or psychiatrist contactable.

 

In many cases, we receive referrals for patients requiring urgent or semi-urgent psychiatric care. We appreciate how important it is to see a psychiatrist quickly and we always consider requests for urgent appointments. However, we only have a fixed number of available appointments and these are booked months in advance. 

 

While we do get cancellations from time to time, these slots must first be allocated to existing patients waiting for appointments. Unfortunately, this means that we often cannot accommodate requests for urgent appointments for new patients.