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Submission: Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018
The National Association of Practicing Psychiatrists (NAPP) does not support the changes to the National Law as contained in this Bill on the subject of mandatory reporting. Rather, NAPP supports the adoption of the model of mandatory reporting which has been...
Dr Bruce Shepherd’s Obituary
Vale Dr Bruce Dalway Shepherd, AM (26/10/1932 – 25/05/2018) Bruce Dalway Shepherd was born at the height of the Great Depression on 26/10/1932 in the NSW country town of Tamworth. It was a difficult birth. His mother Mary (a former trainee nurse at the Coast Hospital...
Invitation To All Australian Psychiatrist, Registrars and Trainees
TO ALL AUSTRALIAN PSYCHIATRISTS, REGISTRARS AND TRAINEES Dear Colleagues Since our inception in 1996, The National Association of Practicing Psychiatrists (NAPP) has worked tirelessly to safeguard conditions for doctors and patients, from potential negative changes to...
Health Minister backs down on My Health Record
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt agreed to tear up the legislation behind MyHealth Record system to protect patients from having their medical records accessed by police. In addition Australians may be given an extra month to opt out of the MyHealth Record. Following...
Mental Health Bodies Recommend ‘opt out’
Mental Health Bodies Recommend ‘opt out’ - Originally published in the New Daily Australians with mental illnesses have been warned to consider opting out of the government’s My Health Record, over fears they will be discriminated against if their digital medical...
The Economic Benefits for Australia of Investment in Mental Health Reform
KPMG Report "Investing to Save - The Economic Benefits for Australia of Investment in Mental Health Reform" presents a major contribution towards that vision. It shows how we can, with the right targeted investments, improve the mental health of our community, and in...
Independent Review of Accreditation Systems within the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for Health Professions
The National Association of Practising Psychiatrists Submission to the Draft Report - Independent Review of Accreditation Systems within the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for Health Professions’ (The Review) - September 2017 1. NAPP opposes the...
Safety Net Has Big Holes for Patients with Mental Illness
According to Dr Gil Anaf the Safety Net Has Big Holes for Patients with Mental Illness as it will hurt disadvantaged patients who are being kept out of hospital by intensive psychiatric treatment
Exposure Draft Healthcare Identifiers Bill
Comments on The and the subsequent summary of proposed regulations for the Healthcare Identifier Service Consultation paper
Psychiatrists say NO to Proposal to Limit Treatment
Psychiatrists say NO to proposal to reduce Medicare rebates of patients wanting or needing treatment by psychiatrists is being seriously considered by the Federal Department of Health and Ageing (DHA)
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