More specialists needed to help people with severe mental illnesses
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 additional 13 psychiatric registrar placements and doubling the number of clinical psychologists train...
Source: rnz.co.nz
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