Chronic Disease Management & Care Plans in Nerang, Gold Coast
Nerang Medical Centre & Skin Clinic provides ongoing, coordinated care for people living with long-term health conditions across Nerang and the Gold Coast. Our GPs take time to understand your situation, prepare a structured care plan where appropriate, and work alongside allied health professionals and specialists to support you over time. As a MyMedicare-registered practice, we’re set up to be your regular medical home for chronic condition care. Open 7 days a week.
Conditions we help manage
Our GPs support people living with a wide range of chronic and complex conditions, including:
Diabetes · high blood pressure (hypertension) · heart disease · high cholesterol · asthma · COPD · arthritis · osteoporosis · chronic pain · dementia · and conditions such as depression, anxiety and alcohol dependency. We can also help manage related risk factors such as weight.
For mental health support and care plans, see [Mental Health].
How we support you
Regular, coordinated GP care:
Managing a long-term condition works best with a regular GP who knows your history. We provide ongoing reviews, monitoring and medication management, and coordinate care with your specialists.
GP Chronic Condition Management Plan:
For eligible patients, your GP can prepare a GP Chronic Condition Management Plan (GPCCMP) – the single, streamlined care plan that replaced the former GP Management Plan and Team Care Arrangements from 1 July 2025. The plan sets out your conditions, goals and the support you need, and can usually be prepared once every 12 months, with reviews around every 3 months where clinically appropriate.
Allied health support:
Where you’d benefit from multidisciplinary care, your GP can refer you to allied health professionals – including our on-site physiotherapists and dietitian, and external providers such as podiatrists and exercise physiologists. Eligible patients can access up to 5 Medicare-rebated allied health visits per calendar year (10 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients). A gap fee may apply depending on the provider.
Continuity through MyMedicare:
From 1 July 2025, patients registered with a practice through MyMedicare access their care plan through that registered practice. As a MyMedicare-registered practice, we can be your regular medical home – which supports continuity and coordinated care over time. (Learn how to [register for MyMedicare].)
What to expect
A care plan takes time, so please book a longer appointment and mention it’s for a chronic condition care plan when booking. It can help to bring a list of your current medications and any recent results or specialist letters. We’ll work through your conditions and goals together, and arrange regular reviews to keep your plan up to date.
Fees & Medicare
Bulk billing is available for eligible Medicare patients with participating doctors. Care plan preparation and reviews are covered by Medicare for eligible patients; allied health visits under a care plan are partly rebated by Medicare and a gap fee may apply depending on the provider. Billing can vary by doctor and appointment type – please check the doctor’s profile, see [Bulk Billing & Fees], or call (07) 5620 3633.
Frequently asked questions
It’s a structured plan your GP prepares for managing one or more long-term conditions. It sets out your conditions, goals and the care you need, and can include referrals to allied health. From 1 July 2025 it replaced the former GP Management Plan and Team Care Arrangements. Book a longer appointment to discuss one.
Care plans are for patients with at least one chronic condition that has lasted, or is likely to last, six months or more (or is terminal). There’s no fixed list of conditions – your GP will decide based on your situation. Book an appointment to find out.
Eligible patients can access up to 5 Medicare-rebated allied health visits per calendar year (10 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients). A gap fee may apply depending on the provider. Your GP refers you as part of your plan.
If you’re registered with a practice through MyMedicare, you access your care plan through that practice. You don’t have to be registered, but registering with us supports continuity of your care. Ask our reception team about MyMedicare.
Care plans are typically reviewed around every 3 months where clinically appropriate, and a new plan can usually be prepared once every 12 months. Regular reviews help keep your care on track.
We support a wide range of conditions, including diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, high cholesterol, asthma, COPD, arthritis, osteoporosis and chronic pain, among others. Book an appointment to talk through your needs.
Manage your condition with a regular GP in Nerang who understands your medical history and ongoing healthcare needs.