Who Can Write Evidence for Your NDIS Plan
GPs, specialists, allied health professionals and support coordinators — who provides what NDIS evidence, and how to coordinate it into one clear picture.
When you are gathering evidence for the NDIS, a common question is simply: who writes what? Different professionals contribute different pieces, and knowing who does what saves time and avoids gaps. This guide walks through the roles — your GP, medical specialists, allied health professionals and support coordinators — and explains how to coordinate them into one clear, consistent picture of your…
Evidence is a team effort
Your GP
Medical specialists
Allied health professionals
Support coordinators and others
Coordinating it all
Frequently asked questions
Who can provide evidence for an NDIS plan?
Usually a combination of your GP, relevant medical specialists and allied health professionals such as occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech pathologists and psychologists. A support coordinator can help gather and present it, and your own written account of daily life is valuable…
Does my GP or a specialist write the main evidence?
Often both contribute. Your GP can give a broad overview and speak to the ongoing nature of your condition, while specialists confirm diagnosis and prognosis with authority. Because they may focus less on everyday function, their evidence usually works best alongside allied health reports that…
Which allied health professional do I need?
It depends on the area of difficulty — an occupational therapist for daily living and equipment, a physiotherapist for movement and mobility, a speech pathologist for communication or swallowing, a psychologist for mental health and behaviour. You only need the ones relevant to your disability.
Can a support coordinator write my evidence?
A support coordinator can help you understand what evidence is needed, gather it and present it clearly, but their role is to coordinate rather than to provide clinical evidence themselves. Clinical descriptions of your condition and function come from your treating professionals.
Is my own description of my needs valid evidence?
Yes. A written account of your typical day and your hardest days, in your own words, is legitimate and valuable, and family members or carers who know your daily life can add helpful context. It works best alongside professional evidence that puts your experience into clinical terms.
How do I make sure the evidence fits together?
Work out which professional covers each area, give each of them context about your goals and what the evidence is for, then check for gaps and overlaps once the pieces are in. Keep everything current, dated, clearly attributed and organised in one place with a short summary.