referral?

[nattstar]

do i need a referral to see a paediatrician?
and off topic but does anyone know if a GP can prescribe neocate or does it have to be a paed?

[mum of 3]

yes you do need a referal for a peid and yes a gp can prescribe neocat/elecare my gp was the first to put my dd's on it then the peid had to prescribe the rest

[nattstar]

yes you do need a referal for a peid and yes a gp can prescribe neocat/elecare my gp was the first to put my dd's on it then the peid had to prescribe the rest
ahh ok.. thanks for that.. looks like ill have to make another doctors appointment *sigh*

[RockmelonDreams]

Hi, I couldn't get a paediatrician appointment anywhere until I had a written referal from my GP.

[licorice]

In fact technically you do not need a GP referral to see any sort of specialist however if you do not have one you will only get the GP rebate back from Medicare for seeing a specialist, so for most situations it is cheaper for you to see your GP and get a referral to a specialist. Most specialists want you to have a GP referral so they know it is an appropriate referral and so you get the most appropriate rebate back from Medicare.