Telehealth consult
Asthma Telehealth Consult
If you’ve been diagnosed with asthma and it’s stable, you can have it reviewed by phone. Book a $50.95 telehealth consult with an AHPRA-registered nurse practitioner or doctor.
They’ll ask how often you have symptoms, check your asthma action plan, and talk you through your treatment options. If your asthma isn’t well controlled, they’ll talk about next steps, including an in-person review.
Having an asthma attack now? Start asthma first aid and call 000.
At a glance
- Price: $50.95 for a 10-minute phone consult. There's no card surcharge: the price shown is the price you pay.
- Who treats you: an AHPRA-registered nurse practitioner or doctor
- How it works: the clinician phones you at your appointment time. Calls may come from a private number.
- Hours: 7am–9pm, 7 days a week including public holidays, Brisbane time
- Medicare: Medicare rebates for telehealth consults are only available in limited circumstances. Ask your clinician whether you're eligible.
What the clinician reviews
- how often you have asthma symptoms during the day, and whether they wake you at night
- whether asthma stops you doing things, such as exercise or work
- any flare-ups, urgent visits or hospital stays since your last review
- your written asthma action plan, and whether it's up to date
- triggers, such as colds, pollen, smoke or exercise.
Any treatment decision is the clinician’s, based on your symptoms and health history. The fee covers the consult, whatever the outcome.
When telehealth isn't suitable
It’s an asthma emergency. Call 000, say it’s an asthma emergency, and start asthma first aid if:
- symptoms get worse very quickly
- you have severe shortness of breath, can't speak comfortably, or your lips look blue
- you get little or no relief from asthma first aid.
Follow the first-aid steps in your asthma action plan or the National Asthma Council’s asthma first aid. If you’re unsure what to do, call 000.
See a doctor in person, not by telehealth, if:
- you're having an asthma attack: increasing wheeze, cough, chest tightness or shortness of breath, or waking often at night with asthma
- you've been to hospital or an emergency department for asthma recently
- you haven't been diagnosed with asthma. Diagnosis needs a lung function test (spirometry), usually arranged by your GP.
If the clinician decides a telehealth consult isn’t suitable and you need to be seen in person, you’ll get a full refund (clause 6 of our Terms).
Who treats you
Asthma consults are with an AHPRA-registered nurse practitioner or doctor. Nurse practitioners can assess and diagnose, manage ongoing conditions, order tests and refer you. Read more about what a nurse practitioner can do.
Can I have my asthma reviewed online?
Yes, if your asthma has already been diagnosed and you’re not having an attack. A nurse practitioner or doctor reviews your symptoms and asthma action plan in a telehealth consult, and talks you through your treatment options. Any treatment decision is the clinician’s, based on your symptoms and health history. The fee covers the consult, whatever the outcome.
How do I know if my asthma is under control?
Signs your asthma isn’t well controlled include daytime symptoms on more than 2 days a week, waking at night with asthma, asthma stopping you doing things, or needing urgent care for a flare-up. If any of these apply, book a review rather than waiting.
Do I need an asthma action plan?
Yes. Everyone with asthma should have a written asthma action plan that says what to do every day, what to do when symptoms get worse, and what to do in an emergency. Have yours handy for the call.
Can you diagnose asthma by telehealth?
No. Diagnosing asthma needs a lung function test (spirometry), so see your GP if you think you might have asthma but haven’t been diagnosed. Telehealth is for reviewing asthma that’s already diagnosed.
Can a nurse practitioner manage my asthma?
Yes. Nurse practitioners can assess and manage ongoing conditions within their scope of practice, order tests and refer you. If something is outside their scope, they’ll tell you and suggest who can help.
Can my child have an asthma review by telehealth?
Children aged 6 months and over can have a telehealth consult with a parent or guardian on the call. Children’s asthma often needs an in-person check, so the clinician may recommend your GP. If your child is unwell now, see telehealth for a sick child, or call 000 in an emergency.
How much does an asthma consult cost?
A telehealth consult is $50.95. There’s no card surcharge: the price shown is the price you pay. Medicare rebates for telehealth consults are only available in limited circumstances. Ask your clinician whether you’re eligible.
Related: Telehealth for a sick child · All telehealth consults
Sources: National Asthma Council Australia, Asthma first aid (checked 17 October 2026). This page is general information, not medical advice.
Clinically reviewed by Assoc. Prof. Christopher O’Donnell, Nurse Practitioner, FACN (AHPRA NMW0001453715). Last reviewed 18 October 2026.
Telehealth consults aren’t an emergency service. In an emergency, call 000. Consults are with AHPRA-registered nurse practitioners and doctors, who decide whether any treatment is appropriate.