Referral Process
(For the person with a brain injury)
How to refer to an iBIPP brain injury psychiatrist
Self-referral via your GP
- If you are an adult who has had a traumatic brain injury, and
- might need support with your mental wellbeing
You may be eligible to work with our brain injury psychiatrist. Speak to your GP and ask them to refer you to the brain injury telepsychiatry program by emailing telepsychiatry@royalrehab.com.au and requesting a referral form.
If you need additional support, or can’t visit your GP, contact the Mental Health Line on 1800 011 511. Here, you will receive professional help, advice, and referrals to local mental health services.
If there is an immediate risk to your safety, then call Emergency services on 000.
Northern Sydney Local Health District
I need support, what can I do?
- Visit your general practitioner (GP) and talk to them about your concerns.
- To access a psychiatrist who specialises in brain injury you will need a referral letter from your general practitioner (GP).
- Access to a brain injury psychiatrist may be available to you at Royal Rehab.
What happens next?
- The referral letter from your GP will be reviewed by Royal Rehab.
- If applicable, the brain injury team will work with you to explore the best options of support for you. This may include consultation with a brain injury psychiatrist.
- Otherwise, your GP will continue to work with you to support your wellbeing.
For more information about Royal Rehab, visit royalrehab.com.au.
For a referral form, your GP can email telepsychiatry@royalrehab.com.au.
I am a recipient of icare
I need support, what can I do?
- Contact your icare case manager and talk to them about a referral to a specialist who can support your mental health and wellbeing.
What happens next?
- Your icare case manager, or relevant health service, will be in contact with you to explore the best options of support for you.
- If applicable, this may include consulting with a Brain Injury Psychiatrist.
- Otherwise, your icare case manager and health team will continue to work with you to support your wellbeing.
Private Psychiatrists
Click below to access our referral network of private psychiatrists for brain injury patients.
The Programs
The icare Brain Injury Psychiatry Program (iBIPP) Telepsychiatry Pilot is an icare NSW funded project launching in March 2023 and running until mid-2024. The iBIPP telepsychiatry clinic builds on the success of the 2019-2022 icare Brain Injury Psychiatry Program and welcomes the NSW Ministry of Health and Royal Rehab to the partnership between the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, The University of Sydney Brain and Mind Centre, and Northern Sydney Local Health District. It was rolled out in response to the significant demand and ongoing need for psychiatrists experienced in the area of brain injury.