Home visits in Liverpool
Home Medicines Review in Liverpool
We visit patients at home across Liverpool and the surrounding suburbs. The visit is free, it takes about an hour, and you need a referral from your GP to arrange it.
The area we cover
Where we visit.
Liverpool local government area and the neighbouring suburbs.
Suburbs include Liverpool, Casula, Moorebank, Chipping Norton, Prestons, Hoxton Park, Green Valley, Miller, Cartwright, Busby, Heckenberg, Sadleir, Ashcroft, Warwick Farm, Lurnea, Hammondville, Wattle Grove, Holsworthy, Edmondson Park, Leppington and Middleton Grange.
If your suburb is not on that list it does not mean no. Ring 1800 701 520 and we will tell you straight away whether we can get to you and roughly when.
Local detail
| Primary Health Network | South Western Sydney PHN |
|---|---|
| Local Health District | South Western Sydney Local Health District |
| Main hospitals | Liverpool Hospital, the major tertiary referral hospital for South Western Sydney |
| Cost to you | Nothing |
| Report to your GP | Within 7 days of the visit |
Worth knowing locally
Why this comes up here.
Liverpool Hospital takes the most complex patients in the district, which means the people discharged from it are often on the longest medicine lists. It also means specialist changes arrive faster than a GP record can absorb them. A home visit is the one point where the whole list gets looked at together, including whatever the patient is still taking from before the admission.
Ask your GP
They assess you and refer under MBS item 900. It costs them nothing and it costs you nothing.
We ring you
To arrange a time that suits, at your home. You do not have to go anywhere.
The visit
About an hour at the kitchen table, going through everything you take, including what you buy yourself.
The report
Back to your GP within 7 days, then a plan agreed with you. Nothing changes without your GP.
Questions
Is the visit really free?
Yes. There is no charge to you at any point, no gap and nothing to claim back. You need a current Medicare or DVA card. More on what it costs.
How do I arrange one?
Ask your GP for a Home Medicines Review at your next appointment. They refer under MBS item 900 and we take it from there. You cannot arrange one directly and neither can a pharmacist.
How soon can you come?
We ring to arrange a time as soon as the referral arrives. Most visits happen inside 2 weeks. The program requires the visit to happen within 90 days of the referral date, and we track that so nothing lapses.
What happens after the visit?
A written report goes to your GP within 7 days. Your GP then discusses it with the pharmacist and agrees a medication management plan with you.
Ask your GP, or ring us first
Happy to tell you whether it is worth it before you raise it at your appointment. No cost and no obligation.