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PHN primary mental health care guidance – psychological therapies provided by mental health professionals to underserviced groups

This guidance document provides advice to Primary Health Networks (PHNs) on commissioning short-term psychological therapy services for people and groups who are underserviced by Medicare Benefits Schedule-based psychological treatment.

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This document includes:

What are psychological therapy services for underserviced groups?
What type of services can be delivered under this level of intervention? What is in scope?
What services are not in scope?
Client eligibility for services
What is expected of PHNs
Performance indicators
What flexibilities do PHNs have?
Useful resources.

Primary Health Networks (PHN) primary mental health care guidance – psychological therapies provided by mental health professionals to underserviced groups

PHN primary mental health care guidance – psychological therapies provided by mental health professionals to underserviced groups [PDF - 647 KB] - 10 pages

PHN primary mental health care guidance – psychological therapies provided by mental health professionals to underserviced groups [Word - 121 KB] - 10 pages

About this resource

Publication date:

November 2019

Publication type:

Guideline

Language:

English

Part of a collection:

Primary Health Networks (PHN) collection of primary mental health care resources

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