Starting 20 January 2025, New South Wales public mental health services are expected to face significant disruptions as approximately 200 public health psychiatrists plan to resign over disputes regarding their conditions of employment. This development could result in reduced access to essential psychiatric care, impacting thousands of patients across the state.
The planned resignations highlight ongoing concerns within the mental health sector, including increasing workloads, resource shortages, and dissatisfaction with employment conditions. These issues have been a growing point of contention among healthcare professionals, and this mass resignation could exacerbate existing challenges in delivering timely and effective care to individuals in need.
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