UNSW at the frontline in healthcare reform
2nd February 2006
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The Head of Psychiatry at UNSW, Professor Philip Mitchell, has welcomed a proposal by the NSW government to overhaul health services. The plan, which will be tabled at the Council of Australian Governments meeting in Canberra, is spearheaded by changes to mental health care.
NSW and Victoria will reportedly seek a one billion dollar downpayment from the Federal government for next financial year and a continuing payment in years to come to help fund the reform agenda.
Amongst the planned changes are improvements to mental health through greater investment in community-based care, recruiting more clinicians and developing strategies for managing chronic disease such as heart attack, stroke, asthma and diabetes.
“Australia is now on the brink of an historic opportunity to radically reform mental health services in this country and to provide adequate resources to fund these,” said Professor Philip Mitchell, who is Co-chair of the NSW Mental Health Priority Taskforce.
The Taskforce is the ministerial advisory body established to advise on changes to the NSW mental health system.
“The time is ripe for the Federal and State governments to agree on providing adequately resourced, integrated services to create international best practice mental health services of which Australians can be proud,” said Professor Mitchell. “This can only occur if the Federal and State governments agree to commit themselves to joint action.”
NSW and Victoria will reportedly seek a one billion dollar downpayment from the Federal government for next financial year and a continuing payment in years to come to help fund the reform agenda.
Amongst the planned changes are improvements to mental health through greater investment in community-based care, recruiting more clinicians and developing strategies for managing chronic disease such as heart attack, stroke, asthma and diabetes.
“Australia is now on the brink of an historic opportunity to radically reform mental health services in this country and to provide adequate resources to fund these,” said Professor Philip Mitchell, who is Co-chair of the NSW Mental Health Priority Taskforce.
The Taskforce is the ministerial advisory body established to advise on changes to the NSW mental health system.
“The time is ripe for the Federal and State governments to agree on providing adequately resourced, integrated services to create international best practice mental health services of which Australians can be proud,” said Professor Mitchell. “This can only occur if the Federal and State governments agree to commit themselves to joint action.”
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