Pinnacle Midlands Health Network's primary mental health service makes it easier for general practice to support patients with mild to moderate mental health issues. Referrals are triaged and forwarded to the appropriate service provider for counseling or psychology. The service offers non-acute specialist mental health community services, primary care psychiatry advice, mental health extended GP consultations and integrated transition from secondary to primary care. The primary mental health service helps: improve coordination of care, experience and journey for those seeking or receiving care for primary mental health and addiction problems provide services to patients in the least restrictive environment for greatest gain improve early detection, diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and addiction with greater flexibility and tailoring intervention to meet individual patient need build capacity in primary care to better meet mental health needs in community settings ensure there is a continuum of care between primary and secondary services.
Pinnacle Midlands Health Network's primary mental health service makes it easier for general practice to support patients with mild to moderate mental health issues. Referrals are triaged and forwarded to the appropriate service provider for counseling or psychology. The service offers non-acute specialist mental health community services, primary care psychiatry advice, mental health extended GP consultations and integrated transition from secondary to primary care. The primary mental health service helps: improve coordination of care, experience and journey for those seeking or receiving care for primary mental health and addiction problems provide services to patients in the least restrictive environment for greatest gain improve early detection, diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and addiction with greater flexibility and tailoring intervention to meet individual patient need build capacity in primary care to better meet mental health needs in community settings ensure there is a continuum of care between primary and secondary services.
- Programme Areas
Mental health
- Programme Type
Mental health assessment and treatment
- Regions
Tairāwhiti, Lakes, Waikato, Taranaki
- Age Groups
Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke
- Referral Types
GP
Referral Process
This service enables general practice to support patients with mild to moderate mental health issues.
Referral to this programme must come via your GP, practice nurse or school nurse.
Description
Pinnacle Midlands Health Network's primary mental health service makes it easier for general practice to support patients with mild to moderate mental health issues. Referrals are triaged and forwarded to the appropriate service provider for counseling or psychology.
The service offers non-acute specialist mental health community services, primary care psychiatry advice, mental health extended GP consultations and integrated transition from secondary to primary care.
The primary mental health service helps:
- improve coordination of care, experience and journey for those seeking or receiving care for primary mental health and addiction problems
- provide services to patients in the least restrictive environment for greatest gain
- improve early detection, diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and addiction with greater flexibility and tailoring intervention to meet individual patient need
- build capacity in primary care to better meet mental health needs in community settings
- ensure there is a continuum of care between primary and secondary services.