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Filter All topics Addiction Asylum seekers and refugees Carers Children, adolescents and young people Consumers E-health and telehealth Ethics Family violence Forensic Health system Health workforce Indigenous mental health Infant and perinatal Insurance Intellectual and development disabilities LGBTIQ+ mental health Medico-legal National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Older people Physical health Prevention and early intervention Private practice management and support Psychiatric conditions Psychiatric treatments Quality and safety Recovery Remote Social determinants of mental health Suicide prevention and self-harm Veteran and military Filter All jurisdictions Australia wide ACT New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia New Zealand Search for: Proposal to amend Pharmaceutical Schedule Rules on prescribing and dispensing of Class B controlled drugs/RANZCP NZ letter to Pharmac - Te Pātaka Whaioranga/December 2022. Mamaenga roa: Model of Care for people living with chronic pain/Join letter from NZ RANZCP and NZ College of Clinical Psychologists to Ministry of Health/December 2022. Review of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap/RANZCP President Letter to Mr Michael Brennan, Productivity Commission Chair/December 2022. Review of the draft National Standard for Health Assessment of Rail Safety Workers/President Letter to Ms Carolyn Walsh/December 2022. RANZCP Pre-budget Submission 2023-2024 to Australian Department of the Treasury/December 2022. Draft Cancer Plan/RANZCP Submission to Cancer Australia/December 2022 Inquiry into online gambling and its impacts on those experiencing gambling harm/Joint RANZCP/RACP submission to Australian House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs/November 2022. Inquiry into Long COVID and Repeated COVID Infections, RANZCP Submission to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health/ Aged Care and Sport/ November 2022. Proposal to fund Paliperidone three-monthly depot injection for people with schizophrenia/RANZCP NZ Letter to Pharmac - Te Pātaka Whaioranga/September 2022. OPCAT – Expectations for conditions and treatment of residents in health and disability places of detention – aged care, consultation/RANZCP NZ Letter to Chief Ombudsman Mr Peter Peter Boshier/September 2022. Draft Guidelines for Reducing and Eliminating Seclusion and Restraint Under the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992/RANZCP NZ Submission to Dr John Crawshaw, Office of the Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services/October 2022. Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill Consultation/RANZCP NZ Letter to Social Services and Community Committee/November 2022. 2022 Victoria State Election Priorities/RANZCP VIC Branch Submission to the State Government of Victoria/October 2022. National Health Literacy Strategy Draft National Principles to Address Coercive Control/Submission to Attorney-General's Department/ Draft policy on suicide among carers/RANZCP Submission to Suicide Prevention Australia/October 2022. World Psychiatric Association: Position Statement and Call to Action on Implementing Alternatives to Coercion in Mental Health Care/RANZCP Submission to World Psychiatric Association/September 2022. Standards for health services in Australian prisons (2nd edition)/Submission to Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)/July 2022. Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Declaration Implementation Plan 2022–2032/RANZCP Submission to Gayaa Dhuwi/July 2022. Public consultation on proposed amendments to the Poisons Standard (paracetamol)/RANZCP Submission to Australian Government Therapeutic Goods Administration/October 2022. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ... >| In this section Latest news Media centre COVID-19 information hub Practice support during COVID-19 COVID-19 library Advocacy during COVID-19 Psyche newsletter President's update Policy and advocacy library Position statements Submissions Reports