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As of 10 December 2020, aged care residents, including DVA clients, are able to access up to 20 mental health services per year from general practitioners or allied mental health providers.
Aged care residents, including DVA clients, will also be able to access up to 10 allied health services per calendar year under a chronic disease management plan.
For high care residents, services in excess of these limits will be considered under DVA’s prior approval arrangements, as is currently the case. Low care residents may continue to access allied health services as they currently do, under DVA card arrangements.
Find out more on the DVA website.
If you think your veteran patient might benefit from support to build social connections and/or with civilian employment, and they have not yet had their health condition/s accepted by DVA as being related to their service in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), you can let them know about our social...
Delivered online and free to complete, the Foundations of Chronic Disease program is aimed at health professionals working within Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health or have Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients. This program aims to provide participants with foundation knowle...
Medical students from the University of Newcastle and University of New England are conducting research about telehealth and chronic disease management (CDM). The aim of this project is to understand how telehealth is used in primary care and what facilitators and barriers exist. They also aim to fi...
The Secretary of the Department of Health, Dr Brendan Murphy, has written a letter to all residential aged care providers and Multi-Purpose Services (MPS), who provide permanent residential aged care. The letter includes: information on new regulatory arrangements for residential aged care provide...
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