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Tighter restrictions required in medicinal cannabis crackdownPsychiatrists have welcomed new guidance and a tougher approach to medicinal cannabis prescribing pr...
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Health system must support older New Zealanders needing mental health carePsychiatrists say reports of aggressive older psychiatric patients in general hospital wards highli...
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Tasmanians need an ongoing commitment to comprehensive mental healthcareIn the lead-up to the Tasmanian election on 19 July, the RANZCP Tasmania Branch calls on all parties...
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Psychiatrists urge governments to act on the recommendations of a Productivity Commission reviewPsychiatrists are urging federal, state and territory governments to act on the recommendations of a...
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No investment to grow the mental health workforce in today’s Queensland BudgetThe Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) Queensland Branch says the St...
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NSW Budget fails to deliver for patients seeking mental health careFifty-eight thousand people with severe and complex mental illness across New South Wales will conti...
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ADHD reform welcome but more training and support for doctors needed, SA psychiatrists sayThe RANZCP SA Branch has welcomed the SA Government's recognition that more needs to be done to supp...
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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, ...
