Mandatory reporting discourages doctors from seeking help, puts patients in harm s way, GP body says
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Medical practitioners may not seek the full extent of medical help they themselves may need.
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The rate of calls to Doctor s Health in Queensland an anonymous helpline for medical practitioners increased by 25 per cent this year, raising fears they are not seeking the full extent of help they may need.
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Experts say mandatory reporting laws disincentivise medical practitioners from seeking help and disclosing conditions
There remains a stigma around mental health among medical practitioners and many fear they will lose their job