Patients may seek care from elsewhere if the crisis is not solved quickly, says RANZCP. Photo: stock More than 200 senior psychiatrists are to quit NSW public service, reportedly by January 21 over staffing and pay levels, prompting calls for urgent talks. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (or RANZCP) is imploring…
A bilateral funding agreement has been reached between the Commonwealth and Victorian government, with $247.9 million to be invested for the improvement of mental health and suicide prevention support and services in Victoria over the next five years. A particular focus is on additional services for the “missing middle”, people too unwell for the general…
Naomi Osaka’s decision to withdraw from the French Open, sparked by a media boycott and mental health issues, has prompted an outpouring across the tennis and sporting world. Osaka declared prior to Roland Garros that she would not speak to the media, tweeting: “I’ve often felt that people have no regard for athletes mental health…