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NAPP statement supporting NSW psychiatrists
The National Association of Practicing Psychiatrists (NAPP) stands supporting NSW psychiatrists amid their dispute with the government over pay and working conditions. Urgent reform is needed to protect mental health professionals, trainees, and the future of NSW’s mental health system.
The Australian Medical Board’s Proposals for Medical Examinations of Late Career Doctors
In recent discussions about professional regulations, a contentious proposal has emerged from the Medical Board of Australia. This proposal suggests mandating repeated medical examinations and cognitive testing for doctors aged 70 and older. This initiative has sparked a debate about whether such measures are a necessary safeguard for public safety or an unjust form of age discrimination.
Addressing the Ailing State of Australian Mental Health Care 2024
Australia’s mental health care system is in crisis. Despite numerous national initiatives and a decade of reforms, reports from individuals, families, and support groups nationwide paint a grim picture of mental health care as a system in disarray. This crisis predominantly afflicts public mental health services, highlighting systemic failures that demand urgent attention and comprehensive reform.
Presentation and Interview with Dr Hillary Cass
Dr. Hilary Cass was commissioned by the NHS in 2020 to conduct a review after a whistleblower raised concerns about the Gender Identity and Development Service (GIDS), the only specialist gender clinic for young people in England and Wales. The result was an independent review of gender identity services for children and young people.
Dr Cass, your words are breaths of fresh air.
What a breath of fresh air to listen to British paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass ‘live’ link from the UK, Tuesday, 2 July 2024. Her world-leading review, ’Cass Review’ published in April 2024, provided a new benchmark of scholarship for gender-affirming care of children and young people.
Hilary Cass Says U.S. Doctors Are ‘Out of Date’ on Youth Gender Medicine
After 30 years as one of England’s top pediatricians, Dr. Hilary Cass was hoping to begin her retirement by learning to play the saxophone.
Instead, she took on a project that would throw her into an international fire: reviewing England’s treatment guidelines for the rapidly rising number of children with gender distress, known as dysphoria.
NAPP President Dr Philip Morris AM talks on Radio 4CRB about gender dysphoria in young people & the new Dr Hilary Cass Report on this topic from the UK.
NAPP President Dr Philip Morris AM talks on Radio 4CRB about gender dysphoria in young people and the new Dr Hilary Cass Report on this topic from the UK
NAPP Webinar with Dr Hilary Cass
Dr Hilary Cass joins us to present her Cass Report findings and to answer questions on this work. Dr Cass was commissioned by the UK National Health Service to make recommendations on how to improve the NHS gender identity services and to ensure young people questioning their gender identity received the highest quality of care.
Response by NAPP to article in the Weekend Australian 4 May – ‘Psychiatrists are fleeing the public system in record numbers’
The article highlights a severe workforce crisis in public sector psychiatry in Australia, with a significant number of psychiatrists leaving their positions due to various factors such as burnout, low salaries, and inadequate support.
United Nations response to the Dr Hilary Cass report on the treatment of Gender Dysphoria and young people in the UK
The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, today welcomed the recent commitment by the UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to implement recommendations contained in the Independent Review of gender identity services for children and young people (Cass Review), and announcements by NHS Scotland and the Welsh Government that they would suspend the prescription of puberty blockers to children in the wake of the report’s findings.
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