Pioneer Health makes use of Chronic Condition Management Planning to facilitate the best possible management of chronic conditions. Management Plans involve a detailed assessment of your current symptoms and treatment followed by identifying ways to improve, based on best practice guidelines. You and your GP, as well as our Management Plan nurses, decide together on important goals for your treatment and a plan of action to enable you to achieve them. Care plans are usually undertaken 6 monthly or annually depending on the severity of your chronic condition. We believe that all patients with chronic medical problems should make use of this comprehensive approach and we routinely bulk bill all Management Plan appointments.

Best care for many of these conditions is usually delivered by a team of healthcare providers including specialists, pharmacists and allied health professionals. Your GP plays a pivotal role in coordinating this care to ensure the best possible outcome for you. Under a Chronic Condition Management Plan you may be eligible for up to five Medicare subsidised visits to allied health professionals each year (such as a diabetes educator, physiotherapy, podiatrist, exercise physiologist, etc).