17 March 2025 - Media Summary. IRC HEARING BEGINS

Mar 17, 2025
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Shout out to all the psychiatrists who've joined us this morning at the Industrial Court of NSW in the matters of Health Secretary, Ministry of Health v Australian Salaried Medical Officers’ Federation (New South Wales) and Psychiatry Staff Specialists Attraction and Retention (State) Interim Award 2025

Big legal play in NSW psychiatrist crisis

https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/politics/big-legal-play-in-nsw-psychiatrist-crisis/news-story/8745211783d60ed8257bc649e63473d0

Umpire asked to intervene in mental health doctor fight

https://au.news.yahoo.com/umpire-asked-intervene-mental-health-163000965.html

and

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8918148/umpire-asked-to-intervene-in-mental-health-doctor-fight/

Secret plan to slash jobs in public mental health were drawn up even as services collapsed

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/health/secret-plan-to-slash-jobs-in-public-mental-health-were-drawn-up-even-as-services-collapsed/news-story/aab4213e8ffb6969f05fe472e4a11b17

Hospitals ‘risk losing psych training accreditation’. NSW Public Mental Health System on it's knees, hearing told.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/health/mental-health/nsw-public-mental-health-system-is-on-its-knees-hearing-told/news-story/4467571d0f24c3a8f76d06db4921f722

Feat Dr Pramudie Gunaratne

Psychiatric care in NSW facing ‘collapse’ because of poor pay and conditions, court hears as arbitration battle begins