by NAPP Support | Jul 4, 2022 | Media Release
The National Association of Practising Psychiatrists (NAPP) is deeply concerned by the decision of Health Minister Mark Butler MP and the Department of Health not to extend Medicare Benefits Schedule item number 91840, which ceases tomorrow. Item number 91840...
by NAPP Support | Jan 17, 2022 | News
Vulnerable Australians should feel “scared” and “betrayed” after the Albanese government announced it would scale back the number of subsidised psychology appointments. Medicare-subsidised psychology appointments that patients can access in a calendar year will be...
by NAPP Support | Dec 17, 2021 | Media Release, News
The newly announced Australian Government Changes to Medicare Specialist Telehealth provisions, effective from 1 January 2022, will leave many patients unable to access necessary psychiatric assessment and treatment, including psychotherapy. MASSIVE CUTS TO TELEHEALTH...
by NAPP Support | Nov 2, 2021 | News
The Victorian Government’s Health Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill 2021 was rushed through its first parliamentary vote on 14 October 2021, raising many unanswered questions for patients and health care professionals in that state. The purpose of the...
by NAPP Support | Aug 6, 2021 | Issues, Resources
Prof. Patrick Parkinson AM, Law, University of Queensland Prof. Philip Morris AM Introduction Prior to the 2017 decision of the Full Court of the Family Court in Re Kelvin,1court approval was required for the prescription of hormone treatment to masculinise or...
