News & Updates
NAPP response to RANZCP statement on the New Zealand government ban on puberty blockers for young patients with gender identity distress.
NAPP response to RANZCP statement on the New Zealand government ban on puberty blockers for young patients with gender identity distress.
The RANZCP put out a statement on the NZ ban on puberty blockers.
NAPP Newsletter November 2025
Dear Colleagues, At our AGM last year, I outlined our plans for 2025. It is appropriate now to reflect on what has been achieved over the past year and to consider our direction for 2026. In 2025 we delivered the professional development program that we proposed. We...
The National Association of Practising Psychiatrists has developed a statement on National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.
The current National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (2nd edition) provide a critical framework for patient safety and quality improvement. However, they do not explicitly address the urgent and escalating risks of psychological harm, trauma, and moral injury within healthcare settings — risks that affect both patients and healthcare professionals.
MBS psychiatry inpatient Telehealth – NAPP recommendation
the National Association of practising psychiatrists has taken the viewpoints of our members, particularly those who look after private psychiatric hospital inpatients. We addressed with them the experience that they have had with the Telehealth items for private hospital inpatients (92478, 92479, 92480, 92481, 92482 and 92483 – see below) and whether they should continue or be modified.
Prescribing of stimulant medications for ADHD by general practitioners
Several state governments are liberalising the prescription of stimulant medications for attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) disorder in children and adults. Most states have a restriction that the medications can only be instituted by paediatricians or psychiatrists at the moment. Because this is causing significant limitations in the availability of these medications, state governments are proposing to make it possible for general practitioners to initiate and continue to prescribe stimulant medication for this condition.
Managing Gender Dysphoria in Young People – The National Association of Practising Psychiatrists Guide
Gender dysphoria/incongruence in young people is a contested area of medical practice. The National Association of Practising Psychiatrists (NAPP) Guide avoids political, social, religious and ideological positions.
The New South Wales Public Mental Health Crisis
In thinking about the NSW public mental health crisis, one aspect that needs to be considered is the consequences of de-institutionalisation and ‘mainstreaming’.
The Future of Youth Gender Medicine – Report
On Friday, 14 March 2025, a landmark seminar titled The Future of Youth Gender Medicine was held at New South Wales Parliament House. The event brought together a distinguished panel of seven speakers, each representing a field critical to the discussion of youth...
Long-term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Mood Disorders
The RANZCP has just released the summary findings of the commissioned work on the role of long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for mood disorders completed by the Anna Freud Centre in the UK.
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.
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