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Intelligent students failing classes and accomplished professionals living in chaos. Misplacing items, disorganisation, social challenges, extreme focus,...

Intelligent students failing classes and accomplished professionals living in chaos. Misplacing items, disorganisation, social challenges, extreme focus,...

Top mental health specialists warn the country needs to double the number of psychologists and psychiatrists to meet patient demand. Practitioners say we need15 psychologists per 100,000 people to meet demand - which equates to 770 full-time workers. But Te Whatu Ora estimates the public sector only employs about 350 at the moment - meaning at current levels people simply can't get the care they need. The National Party said yesterday they would boost training across the sector, adding an ad...

By Emma Ricketts of RNZ
Top mental health specialists warn that the number of psychologists and psychiatrists must double to meet patient demand.
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Te Whatu Ora estimates the public sector currently employs only 350 workers.

'I would just freeze and have no idea what we were just talking about.'

A coalition of support groups says a government action plan for children with disabilities has failed to deliver for children with conditions such as autism and dyslexia.

'It has the potential to reduce stress for people living with ADHD,' Pharmac says.

People with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) could save more than $200 a year on their prescriptions after Pharmac changed funding rules for

'It has the potential to reduce stress for people living with ADHD,' Pharmac says.