Healthcare IT News May 21, 2024
Temporary Medicare items will be in trial soon to allow patients to get admitted and seek psychiatric virtual consultations in private hospitals.
The Australian mental health system has reached a crisis point where psychiatrists and other mental health professionals are leaving the sector in droves due to burnout and inadequate support, leaving patients to wait for long to receive care or delay their treatment and risk further deterioration.
A news report recently revealed that one in four psychiatry positions in public health institutions are vacant in some states. The National Association of Practising Psychiatrists has affirmed this, adding that the “workforce crisis is negatively affecting patient care, with psychiatrists feeling pressured to discharge patients prematurely, leading to rapid readmissions...
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