The Department of Health and the Aged Care Industry IT Council (ACIITC) are planning a series of accelerated design workshops to help inform the $61.7 million worth of enhancements to the My Aged Care system announced in last week's federal budget.

ACIITC has issued an invitation for aged care service providers and healthcare professionals, including GPs, to take part in the workshops early next month.

GPs have long complained about the referral process to My Aged Care, which involves faxing or calling the contact centre or using a webform, as well as a lack of visibility of what has happened to their patient after the referral.