Doctors plan to quit over lack of mental health resources

Growing pressure to discharge patients too early from hospital and the inability to offer many a bed or proper care is demoralising doctors and driving them out of mental health care.

A growing proportion of psychiatrists are dissatisfied with their jobs in the public sector, with 38 per cent saying they are likely to quit their jobs in the next 12 months. Last year, it was 25 per cent.

“The experienced people are increasingly leaving,” says Gary Galambos, chair of the NSW branch of the Royal Australian New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. For the full article click here 

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