Referring Doctors

You can send a referral to Dr James Lees at jamesmleesreception@gmail.com. Alternatively, you may provide a copy of the referral to the patient, which they can send to us with their email request for an appointment.

The referral must:

• Be addressed to Dr James Lees
• Specify that the appointment is for a 291 assessment and management plan
• Indicate your willingness to prescribe S8 medicines, if required

We do not offer bulk billing. Medicare will cover part of the consultation fee, however a gap fee will apply for patients. The fee will be discussed with the patient and pre-approved before the appointment is made.

We aim to offer an appointment to patients within four weeks of receiving a request for an appointment that includes the relevant referral. Of course, patients may wish to have their appointment later, should this suit them better.

All reports are sent to the referring GP within two weeks of the Assessment.

All patients are allowed one Medicare rebated 291 Psychiatric Assessment per calendar year. Patients can book another appointment to review their progress and the treatment plan any time within 12 months of the initial 291 Assessment. This will be billed under item 293. The patient can be re-referred for Assessment under item 291 after two years, if this is required.

If your patient requires an urgent appointment, or you need the report more urgently, please let us know and we will try to accommodate this.

Please note that we are not equipped to deal with crisis presentations. If a patient requires an urgent assessment due to acute risk, we recommend that the patient is re-directed to their local emergency department or their local psychiatric Crisis Assessment Service (CAT).