News & Updates
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.
NAPP President Prof Philip Morris AM talks with Bill Crews on Nine Network Radio about Australia’s Mental Health Crisis
Rev Bill Crews talks to National Association of Practising Psychiatrists president Professor Philip Morris, about how Prime Minister Scott Morrison has disclosed he took medication for anxiety while in office, in a bid to de-stigmatise the treatment of mental health
Medical conference in Canberra under pressure as activists threaten to derail the event
A medical conference is under pressure from trans activists to cancel a talk by three Australian doctors about people who change back to their original gender after transitioning.
An online petition by a group of students from the Australian National University is calling for a medical conference over de-transitioning in Canberra to be scrapped.
Urgent Call to Action: Addressing the Mental Health Crisis in Psychiatry
The recent revelations from the RANZCP workforce survey have cast a glaring spotlight on the dire state of the mental health sector, compelling us to act swiftly and decisively. The findings, drawn from over 1200 responses across all states and territories, unequivocally unveil a landscape of chronic neglect and disregard plaguing our mental health specialists.
Interview with Prof Philip Morris AM on the provision of psychiatric care of relevance to the Bondi Junction stabbings.
The National Association of Practising Psychiatrists comments on the provision of psychiatric care of relevance to the Bondi Junction stabbings. The President of NAPP, Prof Philip Morris AM, speaks to ABC News 24 on Friday 19 April 2024 about the deficiency of appropriate clinical residential care for patients suffering from severe chronic psychiatric illness. See link below: Interview with Prof Philip Morris AM on the deficiency of appropriate clinical residential care for patients suffering from severe chronic psychiatric illness.
Interview with Prof Philip Morris AM on the deficiency of appropriate clinical residential care for patients suffering from severe chronic psychiatric illness
The President of NAPP, Prof Philip Morris AM, speaks to ABC News 24 on Friday 19 April 2024 about the deficiency of appropriate clinical residential care for patients suffering from severe chronic psychiatric illness.
Bondi Junction Stabbing 13.4.2024
A man with a history of mental health difficulties attacked shoppers with a knife in a large shopping mall in Bondi Junction, Sydney. So far six people have died – many in the prime of their adult lives – and a number of others including a young child have been seriously wounded. We acknowledge and thank those members of the public and the first responders who bravely limited the extent of the attack.
NAPP Notice – Psychiatrists’ Responses to War and Catastrophe
The National Association of Practising Psychiatrists (NAPP) monitors social and political events that may impact our members and their patients. The recent war in Gaza and the Middle East have evoked strong emotions in individuals from all
sides of this conflict.’
Registrations for the “Help! I’ve Been Summoned” Webinar Is Now Open
"Help! I've been summoned" in collaboration with MIPS (Medical Indemnity Protection Society). The "Help! I've Been Summoned" webinar is designed to provide valuable insights, guidance, and practical advice to psychiatrists and mental health clinicians who find...
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