A new webform that will assist healthcare professionals to refer patients to the My Aged Care system will be available for use from next week, part of release five of the online assessment and referral system for Commonwealth-funded aged care services.

GPs in particular have been critical of what they call the inefficient nature of the new system, which requires them to use an electronic referral on the My Aged Care website or to fax or phone in a referral to the My Aged Care contact centre.