How To Refer a Patient for Concussion Service

If you have a patient who is not making a satisfactory recovery from a concussion, we can help.

Habit Health holds the ACC Concussion Service contract, so we can provide a fully funded wrap-around service to aid patients in their recovery. Whether your patient needs intensive support or just a guiding hand, our clinicians are here to support your patients and their recovery.

Habit Health offers occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology to support patients on their recovery journey. When a patient’s recovery isn’t going to plan, we have a team of neuropsychologists and medical specialists to further assess and treat patients suffering lasting effects and who’s diagnosis needs further clarity. We can also contact patients who require more appropriate treatment for specific needs, including; the need to recover at home, vocational rehabilitation or support to manage their pain.

Your referred patients can join various support programmes according to their specific needs. We offer independence training for those suffering from severe barriers to recovery, needing additional support to regain pre-injury activity levels or learn new ways of coping with daily activities.

Our concussion service is available nationwide. We have a streamlined process to make this service available to patients now.

Make a referral

Online referrals to our Concussion Service by GPs can be made using the form at the link below. This will assist you in generating the required ACC883 referral form. An acceptance of referral will be emailed to you upon submitting the online referral form with the submitted ACC883 attached.

Online Referral Form for Concussion Service

Emailing the Referral Form for Concussion Service
Alternatively, you can email the referral to us. Fill out the ACC883 form, and email this to us as a PDF along with any relevant supporting documents to referrals@habit.co.nz.

Emergency Department Physicians and hospital-based Allied Health team members should use the ACC7988 link below and email this to us as a PDF along with any relevant supporting documents to referrals@habit.co.nz.

An acceptance of referral will be emailed to you upon submitting the online referral form.

Benefits of our service

• We have a team of Neuropsychologists and Medical Specialists providing assessments and screening when they are needed.
• Rehabilitation to get your patients back to their workplace.
• Tailor-made programmes for rehabilitation.
• Multidisciplinary approach.