General Practice Services - QUICK GUIDE Services for patients Enrolled & Funded with WBOP PHO Service/ Programme GST incl. After Hours for High need and CSC $50.00 per visit
After hours for Under 14s $11.50 per visit
Breast Screening – GP Support & Outreach
Service Supports access to primary care afterhours services for High Needs and Community Service card holders.
$74.79 per consultation, per year (1 x registration + up to 7 reviews)
Aged 14 years and over Enrolled in a WBOP PHO practice and casual patients Meeting the High Needs definition (Maori, Pacific or living in Quintile 5) or Community Service Card holders
How to Refer and / or Claim
Invoices are sent to PHO monthly. Electronic or Excel spreadsheet.
General practice can claim a subsidy for enrolled and casual children seen after hours at their premises.
Invoices are sent to PHO monthly. Electronic or Excel spreadsheet.
Outreach Support Service to encourage women to be screened.
Free Breast Screening for women between the ages of 45 – 69 years who are Māori or Pacific & all other women who have never been screened, or haven’t had their free mammogram for more than 5 years.
Submit a BPAC Midland eReferral
Aims to support and co-ordinate care of people with high health needs. Offers up to 8 consults (1 assessment and up to 7 reviews) at a reduced cost to the patient.
Patient to meet at least one of the following criteria: • 2 or more chronic health conditions or • 2 or more medical or mental health admissions in last 12 months • (excludes surgical admissions) or • 6 first level service primary care visits/services in the last 6 months or • Has terminal illness & likely to die in 12 months or • Is on active review for elective services
Claim using the Halcyon form. Medtech, MyPractice and Profile practices An invoice will automatically be created in your PMS and a claim will be electronically sent to the PHO on completion of the Halcyon form. Houston practices An invoice will need to be manually created in your PMS for internal reconciliation purposes. A claim will be electronically sent to the PHO on completion of the Halcyon form
Priority Women for Cervical Screening (as defined by the Ministry of Health) are between the ages of 25 – 69 years who are: • Māori, Pacific or Asian • All other women (30 – 69 years) who have never had a Cervical Smear, or it has been more than 5 years since the last one.
Claim using the Halcyon form. Medtech, MyPractice and Profile practices An invoice will automatically be created in your PMS and a claim will be electronically sent to the PHO on completion of the Halcyon form. Houston practices An invoice will need to be manually created in your PMS for internal reconciliation purposes. A claim will be electronically sent to the PHO on completion of the Halcyon form
Co-payment may be charged
Cervical Screening for High Priority Women
Eligibility Criteria No patient co-payment unless otherwise stated
Provides free access to after-hours First Level and Urgent Care services for enrolled and casual children < 14years.
CarePlus
for up to 8 consultations
“WBOP PHO Guide to Programmes & Funding for Patient Services” supports this Quick Guide with greater detail and includes CPO Mental Health & Acute Demand Services.
Service for priority women who are due for their cervical smear, are under screened /unscreened.
$28.77 per woman
Updated November 2021
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