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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: Inquiry into the NSW Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill - RANZCP Submission to the NSW Legislative Council, November 2021 Mental Health and Wellbeing Workforce Strategy - RANZCP VIC branch submission to Engage Victoria, October 2021 Improving the mental health of communities, Primary Health Reform Recommendations – Steering Group, RANZCP submission to Australian Government, November 2021 Branch National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 - RANZCP submission to Department of Social Services, October 2021. Health and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 - RANZCP submission to Queensland Health, October 2021 Life Insurance Code of Practice 2.0 - RANZCP submission to the Financial Services Council, September 2021 National Mental Health Workforce Strategy 2021-2031, RANZCP submission to the Australian Government, September 2021 Local Adult and Older Adult Mental Health Services – VIC Branch submission, September 2021 The Victorian Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 – VIC Branch submission, August 2021 Review of the Disability Support Pension Impairment Tables – RANZCP submission to the Department of Social Services, July 2021 Care Workforce Labour Market Study – RANZCP submission to the National Skills Commission, June 2021 Inquiry into the administration of registration and notifications by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency – RANZCP submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee, May 2021 Post-market Review of Opiate Dependence Treatment Program Medicines – RANZCP submission to the Australian Department of Health, June 2021 Developing the next national plan to reduce violence against women and their children – RANZCP submission to the Department of Social Services, July 2021 2021-22 Advocacy and policy priorities - QLD Branch submission to the Queensland State Government, July 2021 Primary Health Reform Draft Recommendations Consultation - RANZCP submission to the Australian Government Department of Health, July 2021 Honeysuckle Health and nib application for Authorisation – RANZCP submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), July 2021 Assessing fitness to drive – RANZCP submission to the National Transport Commission, June 2021 Inquiry into coronial jurisdiction – NSW Branch submission to the NSW parliament, June 2021 Draft guidelines to the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 – NZ National Office to the Ministry of Health, January 2020 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 Medicine alerts Policy and advocacy library Position statements Submissions Reports