Hundreds of psychiatrists have written to Health Minister Mark Butler about severe workforce shortages that are affecting patient care.
Australians are waiting several months to see psychiatrists or delaying treatment altogether until their conditions deteriorate, as workforce shortages stretch the country’s mental health services and cause thousands of vulnerable people to miss out on care.showed 42 per cent of people who needed to see a psychiatrist either delayed or did not see one in 2022-23.
The issue has prompted more than 530 psychiatrists, led by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists , to write this week to Health Minister Mark Butler with their “deep concern” about severe workforce shortages and their impact on patients. , it has not formally responded to the report’s 16 recommendations for making the system more accessible.
“ we shouldn’t have to wait until people become acutely ill, for them to be able to access psychiatric care at an affordable cost. It does a lot of damage to their lives.” Dr Astha Tomar, director of clinical services at youth mental health organisation Orygen, said psychiatric care in Australia depended on where someone lived and how deep their pockets were, “and that’s not fair to someone who may be going through the most vulnerable time of their life.
The psychiatrists’ letter calls for workforce investment that draws more people to the profession, trains high-quality practitioners and retains the current workforce by preventing burnout.“This must be underpinned by high-quality national data that tells us what is needed, where, when and how. We write to you from the front line of this crisis, asking for help,” the letter says.
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