Forms

• Access Request Form (PDF 300KB)
• Evidence of Psychosocial Disability Form (PDF 480KB)
• Consent Form for NDIA to share a patient’s information (DOCX 100KB)

Quick guides

• MBS billing scenarios: a GP resource  from Central and Eastern Sydney PHN

Video perspectives

Advice on Providing evidence to support an access request - tips from a GP colleague  - a video presented by Dr James Best, GP, Nowra, NSW and A/Prof Robert Davis, GP and Clinical Director, Centre for Developmental Disability Health, Monash Health, Victoria.

We have created a playlist with a range of videos that highlight the role of GPs, patients/carers and health professionals in the access process.

Resources developed by GPs

• 6-point eligibility checklist:
  • NDIS eligibility checklist (PDF 135KB)
  • NDIS eligibility checklist (DOCX 60KB)
• Helping patients navigate access to the NDIS: how practice nurses, allied health professionals, NDIS partners and other professionals in the community can assist GPs:
  • Helping patients navigate access to the NDIS (PDF 240KB)
  • Helping patients navigate access to the NDIS (DOCX 65KB)
• Frequently asked questions asked by GPs:
  • Applying to access the NDIS
  • Eligibility and early intervention
  • Eligibility and medical conditions
  • Supporting evidence
  • Supports

Early childhood approach - a guide for health professionals

The new Early childhood approach - guide for health professionals helps GPs, paediatricians and other health professionals connect families and carers with young children to supports and services, early.

• Early childhood approach – a guide for health professionals (PDF 3MB)

Resource developed by the RACGP for members

• NDIS | Information for general practitioners

Resources developed by health and/or disability-related organisations

• General Practice Toolkit: Understanding your role in the NDIS from Brisbane North PHN 
• Supporting Access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme for New Participants on the Central and Eastern Sydney PHN website, a collaborative project by Sydney Local Health District, Sydney Children's Hospital and St Vincent's Network.
• Getting the language right: a Health Practitioner’s guide to writing reports, letters and assessments for the NDIS from Summer Foundation 
• Mental health and the NDIS (psychosocial disability explained) : information, tools and resources for healthcare professionals from The Transition Support Project, Flinders University (funded by the Department of Health and the Department of Social Services)

Resources developed by the NDIA

• GP and Allied Health Professional’s guide to the NDIS
• GP Guide to the NDIS – Psychosocial Disability
• Glossary – key terms for understanding the NDIS and psychosocial disability
• Guide to writing a support worker letter

Resources for patients

Resources developed by the NDIA:

• Booklet 1 – Applying for the NDIS
• Booklet 1 – Applying for the NDIS Easy Read
• Multilingual patient information booklets

Resources developed by health and/or disability-related organisations:

• Patient Information Booklet: accessing the NDIS  from Brisbane North PHN
• Reimagine: Supporting people living with mental health conditions with the NDIS from Mental Health Coordinating Council