Zoe7Senior Contributor
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What can 'we' access and how does it all work!
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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It was ok where is was but i think more members will join in ❤ thanks @Zoe7 ❤
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
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@Former-Member a Mental Health Nurse is not classified under the same medicare category as a psychologist therefore the 10 sessions covered under a MHCP are different
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Unknown userMember
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Don't know @Zoe7,before I realised he was a w*****,he told me last year 12 visits for the year,
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
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@Fancy_Pants are you able to move the discussions around this from this thread- I dont know how much longer i can go on like this to here?
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NeelixSenior Contributor
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I think 'catchment area' may have something to do with 'what services' are offered in the area.
As one area I lived in the MHS attached with the hospital in this area would assess me once a month via a home visit. A mental health nurse came to visit once a week. I had 2 appointments every week for a pyschologist.
When I moved out of the 'catchment area' I just had the pyschologist appointments & pyschiatry appointments. No home visits unless I dont turn up for appointments then they send someone.
As one area I lived in the MHS attached with the hospital in this area would assess me once a month via a home visit. A mental health nurse came to visit once a week. I had 2 appointments every week for a pyschologist.
When I moved out of the 'catchment area' I just had the pyschologist appointments & pyschiatry appointments. No home visits unless I dont turn up for appointments then they send someone.
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
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@Neelix there are definitely alternative ways to 'access' a psychologist (and far more than I know) - I have only had access through my MHCP and private cover. That has allowed me possible medicare rebated sessions of up to 20 and around a further 13-14 under private cover (however the rebate there is very small). I could of then had continue sessions with the same minimal rebate under a chronic Disease Plan and also I could continue with the same psychologist if I paid the full amount (and she did reduce her fee significantly for me) but we had to stop sessions after I was re-traumatised.
Psychiatry is under a different medicare rebate altogether - basically it is similar to those of a GP ( but they charge much more lol)
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Unknown userMember
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I do remember something about getting funding for support after i left hospital once to get medications that i couldnt afford while not working i think it was ATAPs or something like that. perhaps rather than the extra sessions be medicare funding it was a locally sourced funding option like that? i have looked up lots of the medicare info tonight and cant find anywhere that you can get extra funding that way... but it might just be hidden too sot hat not too many people use it lol! 😄 conspiracy....
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Fancy_PantsSenior Contributor
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Hi @Zoe7,
I am very sorry but I need to be elsewhere then heading off immediately after (short shift) but if you @NikNik or whichever sane mod is on during the day tomorrow then I am sure they can do it for you.
Great idea btw 🙂
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NeelixSenior Contributor
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So? my pyschiatrist may have recommended the pyschologist appointments? Actually I always thought pyschiatrists did the 'on the couch' so to speak stuff (yeah I watch too many movies). When I was working with the pyschologist and I started experiencing grief and loss I said "should I go to a grief counsellor now"? She said nope...we can do that in these sessions. Then? I wanted to do 'weekly schedule' and 'daily routine schedule' to slot in 'coping tools' to manage hearing voices and memories in everyday things. She sent a referral for an OT and now I have an OT who assists me with scheduling. Its overwhelming at times but I thought OT's were for people who were physically injured and needed rehab.
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
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Thanks for letting me know @Fancy_Pants 
BTW not my idea - just started this thread from suggestion of @CheerBear as others involved have logged off and the discussion was still going on the other thread 
