Clinical programs, support and guidelines
The SA Health Clinical Practice Guidelines assist health care providers and professionals deliver the best and most appropriate management of services for people in their care.
Clinical practice guidelines are evidence-based statements that include recommendations to optimise and improve patient care.
The guidelines help health care practitioners deliver the best health care and services for individuals and their clinical circumstances.
Clinical practice guidelines should assist clinicians and people in shared decision making.
Visit the Mental health for health professionals webpage for relevant clinical programs and practice guidelines.
Visit the Medicines and drugs webpage for relevant clinical programs and practice guidelines.
Clinical support
Specialist advice phone lines
GP Psychiatry Support Line
Psychiatrists answer your queries Monday to Friday, 8.30 am to 4.30 pm.
Phone:
1800 161 718.
Alternatively, there is an option to book a call back from a psychiatrist at a chosen date and time on the GP Psychiatry Support website.
Drug and Alcohol Clinical Advisory Service (DACAS)
24 hours a day 7 days/week including public holidays.
Phone:
(08) 7087 1742
Email:
HealthDACASEnquiries@sa.gov.au
Website:
Drug and Alcohol
Clinical Advisory Service - contact information and useful information sheets for GPs.
Statewide Eating Disorder Service
Professionals can contact the Statewide Eating Disorder Service for advice, liaison and education to help care for people with an eating disorder.
An intake clinician is available during business hours and will respond to your enquiry promptly.
Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) 9.00 am to 4.30 pm
Phone:
(08) 7117 8800
Fax: (08) 7117 8844
Website:
Statewide Eating
Disorder Service - SEDS referring instructions including Brief Guide to the
Medical Monitoring of Patients with an Eating Disorder (PDF 64KB) and SEDS referral form
(PDF 656KB)
HealthPathways SA
Clinical guidance including suggested GP management and referral pathways can be found at HealthPathways SA.
To register for a login, please complete the short Health Pathways login form.
Even if the pathway has not been localised for South Australia, the clinical guidance for GP assessment and primary care management will be up to date and written by colleagues in New Zealand.