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Government data confirms severe psychiatry workforce shortagesDire shortages in psychiatry are leaving people without vital specialist mental health care, as new ...
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WA’s mental health needs growing faster than its workforce, warn psychiatristsPsychiatrists say today’s budget doesn’t do enough for West Australians missing out on mental health...
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RANZCP response to the Grattan Institute ReportPsychiatrists support Grattan Institute recommendations but say chronic underfunding of the mental h...
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Suicide plan must target those most at risk, psychiatrists urgePsychiatrists have welcomed the Government's commitment to a comprehensive Suicide Prevention Action...
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Psychiatrists welcome workforce investment in South Australian BudgetWith the state’s shortage of psychiatrists expected to intensify over the next three to five years, ...
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An Unacceptable Mental Health SystemLast night’s Four Corners episode, Emergency, shone a light on the urgent need for reform of the men...
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RANZCP response to diagnosis and treatment of ADHD by GPsMedia release
No lifeline for struggling mental health system in Budget, say psychiatristsHalfway through its term, the Government still has no clear plan to fix a struggling mental health s...
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Budget delivers key mental health funding, but psychiatrists warn reform may be stallingPsychiatrists in Victoria say today’s State Budget delivers important continuity for mental health s...
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Psychiatrists welcome returned Albanese Government, urge action on workforce commitmentsPsychiatrists are calling on the incoming Albanese Government to act swiftly on its promise to grow ...
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Psychiatrists reject proposed Member’s Bill targeting trans and gender-diverse New ZealandersTu Te Akaaka Roa – the RANZCP New Zealand National Committee has expressed deep concern over the pro...
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Psychiatrists and psychologists call for urgent action on the mental health workforce crisisWe are calling on the Coalition and Australian Greens to match Federal Labor’s investment in growing...
