Referring Doctors
PlantMed doctors accept all patient referrals within the area of adjunct natural-based medicine. PlantMed work in conjunction with the patient’s treating Medical Specialist and General Practitioner.
Scripted treatment protocols are applied for and prescribed under the PlantMed prescribing doctors. PlantMed work in a shared care role with referring doctors with updates on progress, symptom relief, medication interactions and medication reducations.
Referring doctors receive correspondence once a patient is approved for medical cannabis, at 3 months of treatment and ongoing as needed. PlantMed doctors work with the referring doctor to lower medications as required, and only with communication between patient’s referring practitioner/s
Ensuring Exceptional Clinical Outcomes
Care Coordination
Free Phone Call Check-Ups
Dedicated Nursing Team
Doctor-Led Care
Care Coordination
Free Phone Call Check-Ups
Dedicated Nursing Team
Doctor-Led Care
Measurable clinical outcomes are at the front and centre of treatment options
We offer many services to assist patients with smooth treatment introduction including:
- Care Coordinators and Free phone call check ups for patients at the start of the treatment or at anytime during treatment patients can book a free call
- Dedicated nursing team
- Doctor lead care, with an allocated primary practitioner so your patients have continuity of care.
Inclusion of the items outlined below in the referral facilitates a more streamlined application process and reduced Governmental (SAS-B) approval time:
- Patient’s condition
- List of symptoms which are not relieved by current medications/ treatments
- List all current medications/ treatments
- List past treatments and medications which have not relieved symptoms/were not effective
- Any associated adverse side effects of existing medication
- Inclusion of wording such as “Thank you for seeing my patient in regards to a trial of Medicinal Cannabis to help relieve the symptoms outlined above” or “Thank you for seeing my patient in regards to potential adjuvant treatment with Medicinal Cannabis”
We also offer proforma referral form pads to make the referral process as easy as possible, so please phone us if you would like PlantMed referral form pads posted to you.
Please send patient referrals to PlantMed via Fax 07 3112 4344, Email or via a hard copy referral letter/form sent with your patient.
