Central and Eastern Sydney PHN
Telehealth Psychiatry Service

The Telehealth Psychiatry Service is funded by Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network

SERVICE FUNDED BY_CESPH Funding Statement (1) (1)

Experienced panel of Psychiatrists

High quality care from our experienced team with a range of sub-specialities

Delivered via telehealth

From GP Clinics, psychosocial service offices or patients’ homes across the region

Collaborative capacity building

Support for GPs to treat and manage more severe mental illness

Who Can We Help?

Treatment for clients 18+

Comprehensive treatment plans for recovery, however reporting and assessments not available. To access appointments for ADHD or suspected ADHD a current Health Care Card is required.

Significant and complex mental illness

Broad spectrum of mental illness

Barriers to accessing a psychiatrist

Clients living in the region with barriers to accessing psychiatry are eligible for the service

How it works

Referral

Your GP or nurse practitioner can refer you to Dokotela

Appointment

Dokotela will contact you to arrange an appointment with one of our experienced Psychiatrists.

Feel Better

Your psychiatrist and primary care providers will work with you to develop and implement a treatment plan for improved mental health and wellbeing

FAQs

You can have your appointment from your home (if suitable) or from our teleconferencing hub in Roselands (2195). Please see the link below for directions to this clinic.

Head to Health Roselands (Canterbury)

Alternatively, you can have your video conference appointment from your GP clinic or hosted by your treating clinician. Your clinician may be a nurse, psychologist, peer support worker or any other professional helping you with your mental health. Please contact them to discuss when you can go to their practice for your appointment. 

Your clinician will need to join the consult with you. Please ensure you or your clinician have a device with a camera and microphone and a good internet connection.

Wait times for the initial psychiatry appointment can be up to 6-8 weeks. Wait times can differ for appointments hosted at the teleconferencing hub. 

We can also place you on a cancellation list for an earlier appointment (please send us an email [email protected] requesting to be added to the waitlist after booking your appointment).

Please note that we are not an emergency service. If you do require urgent care, please see your general practitioner, or go to the emergency department at your local hospital.

Find out more about the CESPHN Telehealth Psychiatry Service:

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