23 January 2025 - media summary

Mental services need major repair, not short-term fix

https://au.news.yahoo.com/10-freeze-impacting-mental-health-163000978.html

Psychiatrists may be canary in coalmine for health system’s front lines

https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/8872877/nsw-health-psychiatrists-exodus-may-be-canary-in-coalmine/

SANE alarmed but not surprised to see mass resignation of NSW Psychiatrists

https://newshub.medianet.com.au/2025/01/sane-alarmed-but-not-surprised-to-see-mass-resignation-of-nsw-psychiatrists/84542/

‘Terminal decline’: NSW psychiatrist system faces mass exodus threat

https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/terminal-decline-nsw-psychiatrist-system-faces-mass-exodus-threat/video/4e2997fad1e77b79077c08d2b22e1b22

ABC listen: Mornings

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/sydney-mornings/mornings/104830444

News item featuring Rose Jackson. Timestamp 31:35

NSW Mental Health Minister Rose Jackson warns more psychiatrists could quit troubled health system

https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/politics/nsw-mental-health-minister-rose-jackson-warns-more-psychiatrists-could-quit-troubled-health-system/news-story/689b589c51bf7bfe84d17789261a0ef3?amp

‘System in terminal decline’: Professor Pat Mcgorry says public will suffer the most from mass psychiatrist walkout

https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/system-in-terminal-decline-professor-pat-mcgorry-says-public-will-suffer-the-most-from-mass-psychiatrist-walkout/news-story/25204b677428deac09cd7fb1ae20c8ea

NSW will give 25% pay rise to psychiatrists if IRC orders it, as 43 quit

https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/nsw-will-give-25-pay-rise-to-psychiatrists-if-irc-orders-it-as-43-quit/113834

Featuring Murray Wright

Mental Health services need major repair, not short-term fix

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8873425/mental-services-need-major-repair-not-short-term-fix/

Carers NSW highlights need to address barriers to critical services amid growing mental health workforce crisis

https://newshub.medianet.com.au/2025/01/carers-nsw-highlights-need-to-address-barriers-to-critical-services-amid-growing-mental-health-workforce-crisis/84627/

‘Terminal decline’: NSW psychiatrist system faces mass exodus threat

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u8_bkUcllek

‘Declaration of war’: NSW government’s plan for mental health system slammed amid psychiatrist resignations

https://amp.9news.com.au/article/7bf849ff-9e8f-4765-81cb-fa41dc327566

Psychiatrist accuses NSW government of ‘declaring war’ on mental health system

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/104851288

VIDEO: Mass psychiatrist resignation looms over NSW health system

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-23/mass-psychiatrist-resignation-looms-over-nsw-health-system/104853144