The challenges facing the public mental health sector: implications of the Victorian Psychiatry workforce project

Richard Newton; Adele Beasley; Peter Bosanac; David Castle; David Copolov; Mal Hopwood; Nick Keks; Nick Paoletti; John Tiller

doi:10.1177/1039856219852284

The challenges facing the public mental health sector: implications of the Victorian Psychiatry workforce project

Richard Newton, Adele Beasley, Peter Bosanac, David Castle, David Copolov, Mal Hopwood, Nick Keks, Nick Paoletti, John Tiller

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Objectives: This paper reviews the major findings of the Victorian Psychiatry Attraction, Recruitment and Retention Needs Analysis Project and considers some of the implications for the psychiatrist workforce working in public sector psychiatry. Conclusions: The report provides a snapshot of the issues that are impairing the ability of Victorian psychiatrists to comprehensively treat those in our community who have severe mental illness. As the report shows, the issues impacting the profession are multi-faceted and complex, yet surmountable.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	618-621
Number of pages	4
Journal	Australasian Psychiatry
Volume	27
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856219852284
Publication status	Published - Dec 2019

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