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CPD Changes Proposed by the Medical Board of Australia
Proposed CPD changes by the Medical Board of Australia.See link below: https://www.medicalboard.gov.au/News/Current-Consultations.aspx There is no robust evidence that these changes will improve practitioner knowledge or skills or patient outcomes. This weakness is...
NAPP Statement on Conversion Practices
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...
NAPP reviews mental health funding
NAPP is reviewing the implications of mental health funding in Australia noting the questions raised in the accompanying article - see link...
Gender Dysphoria – National Enquiry
NAPP has called on the commonwealth government set up a parliamentary enquiry into the treatment of gender dysphoriain children in Australia;
Mental Health Is the Number One Reason Australians Are Visiting Their GP
Originally Vice.com Posted by Gavin Butler In 2018, more Australians have gone to the doctor for mental health than anything else. A report released this week by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) revealed that, from a survey of 1,500...
How many people have eating disorders? We don’t really know, and that’s a worry
Originally Posted - The conversation Laura Hart Last week, federal health minister Greg Hunt announced that more than 60,000 Australians will be asked about their mental health and well-being as part of the Intergenerational Health and Mental Health Study. The mental...
Depression rates among young women have almost doubled since 2009
Originally reported New Daily Euan Black One in five young women in Australia is suffering from diagnosed depression or anxiety, according to new data from the University of Melbourne. The university’s latest Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in...
Willing and Disabled
2019 Open Documentary - Focus on Ability Short Film Festival. Full details at www.focusonability.com.au This is an honest brave overview of how one feels and can deal with depression. https://youtu.be/TjREnJPdRao
Too sick for a GP, but not ‘sick enough for hospital’
Originally Posted ABC New - Zalika Rizmal Georgia Harraway-Jones spent months "in limbo" as one of about 300,000 Victorians falling through the gaps in the mental health system. The 20-year-old was diagnosed with an eating disorder, depression and anxiety in July...
INVITATION 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 mental health care. NAPP works to ensure...
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