Care plan reviews
Care plan reviews in Rutherford, keeping your care on course.
Regular reviews of your chronic condition management plan or mental health treatment plan, bulk billed for Medicare-eligible patients.
Regular reviews that keep your plan working.
A care plan is only useful if it keeps up with you. Regular reviews let your GP check how you are going, update your goals, adjust treatment and arrange referrals to allied health or other services.
Rutherford Doctors is a Medicare Bulk Billing Practice in Rutherford. Care plan consultations are bulk billed for Medicare-eligible patients. If you are registered for MyMedicare with us, your plan is prepared and reviewed by our practice.
Due for a review? Book a longer appointment.
How we can help.
Choose a topic to learn what is involved and when to see a GP.
Chronic condition plans
GP chronic condition management plans for long-term conditions.
From July 2025, GP chronic condition management plans replaced GP management plans and team care arrangements.
Goals, treatment, regular reviews and referrals.
May give access to up to five Medicare-rebated allied health sessions a year.
Mental health plans
Reviews of your mental health treatment plan.
Check how you are going and whether your plan is helping.
Up to 10 Medicare-rebated individual sessions a year with eligible providers.
Your GP can update your plan or referral.
MyMedicare
How MyMedicare affects your plan.
If you are registered with us, your plan is prepared and reviewed here.
Seeing your regular GP keeps care connected.
Ask reception about registering.
Allied health
Referrals to physiotherapists, dietitians, podiatrists and more.
Your GP refers you as part of your plan.
Medicare rebates apply to eligible sessions.
Allied health providers set their own fees.
Conditions we manage
Common conditions that benefit from a care plan.
Regular checks, blood tests and allied health support.
Heart disease, asthma and COPD.
Mobility, pain management and physiotherapy.
Something else on your mind? Our GPs can help.
Types of plans.
Plans your GP may prepare and review.
Since July 2025
GP chronic condition management plan
Replaced GP management plans and team care arrangements.
May give access to up to five rebated allied health sessions a year.
Regular
Plan review
Keeps your plan up to date with your needs.
Your GP will recommend how often to review.
Better Access
Mental health treatment plan
May give access to up to 10 rebated sessions a year.
Prepared in a longer appointment.
Follow-up
Mental health plan review
Checks whether your plan is helping.
Can sometimes be done by telehealth.
Medicare rules for care plans changed in July 2025. Your GP will explain what applies to you.
Due for a review?
Your care plan review.
What happens at a review.
Allow time
Longer appointment
Care plan reviews need a longer appointment. Ask reception when you book.
Bring
Updates
Letters from specialists or allied health, and your current medicines.
See your GP sooner if
- Your condition is getting worse
- New symptoms appear
- Side effects from medicines
- Call 000 in an emergency
Step by step
- 1Check in
Your GP asks how you have been going and what has changed.
- 2Measure
Blood pressure, weight, blood tests or other checks as needed.
- 3Update
Goals, treatment and referrals are updated.
- 4Plan ahead
You agree when your next review will be.
Book your care plan review.
Allied health reports
Your allied health providers may send updates to your GP, which help with your review.
Telehealth
Some reviews, especially mental health plan reviews, may suit telehealth.
Costs
Care plan consultations are bulk billed for Medicare-eligible patients. Allied health providers set their own fees.
Book a care plan reviewWhere are you up to?
Select your situation.
Book a longer appointment.
Our GPs.
Seeing your regular GP for reviews keeps your care connected.
No preference? Book the first available GP.
Care plan reviews questions.
What replaced GP management plans?
From July 2025, GP chronic condition management plans replaced GP management plans and team care arrangements.
How often should my plan be reviewed?
Your GP will recommend how often, based on your needs.
Is a care plan review bulk billed?
Yes, for Medicare-eligible patients with a valid Medicare card.
How many allied health sessions can I have?
A GP chronic condition management plan may give access to up to five Medicare-rebated allied health sessions a year.
Do I need to register for MyMedicare?
If you are registered with us, your plan is prepared and reviewed by our practice. Ask reception about registering.
This page provides general information about care plan reviews services at Rutherford Doctors. It is not a substitute for advice about your own health. Please book an appointment to discuss your situation. In an emergency, call 000.
