GPs writing more care plans than ever before
The number of patients and services claimed is also on the rise, AIHW data shows
26th September 2019
One in every four Australians has a chronic disease management plan or a mental health treatment plan written by a GP, new data suggests.
The number of care plans prepared and reviewed by GPs have risen steadily in every part of the country since 2013/14, according to the AIHW's 2017-2018 Medicare report published on Thursday.
The report reveals that 3.6 million patients have a chronic disease management plan and 2.1 million have a mental health treatment plan.
Meanwhile, the proportion of patients seeing a GP at least