by Gerald | 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 Gerald | May 28, 2021 | Media Release, News
27.05.2021National Association of Practising Psychiatrists: Submission to the ACCC regarding the Honeysuckle Application Draft Decision The Honeysuckle Health proposal put to the ACCC is a prescription for an enormous US health service company (Cigna) to join with an...
by Philip Morris | Apr 28, 2021 | Issues, Media Release
Updated 28th April 2021 Originally published Jun 2, 218 The Australian Mental Health Crisis: A system failure in need of treatment Australia has a mental health crisis. Despite a number of national mental health plans and a decade of changes to public mental health...
by Gerald | Feb 10, 2021 | Media Release
Dear ACCC, The National Association of Practising Psychiatrists (NAPP) is very concerned about the lack of consultation time made available to assess the Honeysuckle Health Pty Ltd (HH) application. The time for affected parties, especially physicians providing...
by Gerald | Mar 24, 2020 | Media Release, News
The coronavirus epidemic will be a major challenge for Australia. This illness is likely to take thousands of lives across Australia. In Queensland the statistics are shocking. On conservative estimates, one-quarter of Queenslanders are likely to be infected in the...
by Philip Morris | Nov 12, 2019 | Media Release, News
Conversion Practices In 2019 the Victorian Government proposed that in 2020 legislation would be introduced to prohibit conversion therapy/practices. The government has asked for comment about the proposed legislation by 24 November 2019. The National Association of...