The NSW Ministers for Health and Mental Health commissioned an Expert Panel to undertake an independent review of Seclusion, Restraint and Observation practices in acute mental health services in May 2017. The Ministers accepted all 19 recommendations in December 2017. ...
- October 23, 2018
National data gives a critical context and transparency. Data must always be considered in the light of the practical realities, and must serve the people in focus. In this session we will consider the data, discuss its value and assist...
- October 23, 2018
Dr Nathan Gibson trained in psychiatry in Tasmania, Scotland and Western Australia. He is currently the Chief Psychiatrist in Western Australia. The Chief Psychiatrist is responsible for monitoring standards of care in mental health services.
- October 23, 2018
Dr John Crawshaw, Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services, New Zealand. Dr Crawshaw took up the position of Director and Chief Advisor of Mental Health in November 2011. He is the Government’s principal advisor on Mental Health and is...
- October 22, 2018
The New Zealand Health Quality Safety Commission (HQSC) is leading a 5-year national programme to improve quality and safety in the Mental Health & Addiction services. This aims to build and embed improvement science capability in the sector, engage sector...
- October 8, 2018
Del is an RN with additional qualifications in mental health nursing. She started in mental health in 1989 and hasn’t found a way to extricate herself yet as it appears to her there are still things that need doing. Her...
- September 19, 2018
Clive is the Clinical Lead for the New Zealand Health Quality Safety Commission’s (HQSC) Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement programme. Clive trained first as a General Practitioner, before specialising as a Psychiatrist. He practices both General Adult and Older...
- August 30, 2018
At the Towards Elimination of Restrictive Practices conference in Perth 2017 I reported to the conference on a project the ACMHN and Flinders University had been funded to do through funding provided by the National Mental health Commission. Supporting mental...
- August 28, 2018
Professor Procter is UniSA’s Chair: Mental Health Nursing and leader of the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Research Group. The strategic intent of his work is to partner with people and organisations who can use research to make a difference...
- August 23, 2018
A/Prof Sally McCarthy MBBS FACEM MBA is an emergency physician at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney, and Director ED South East Regional Hospital Bega, NSW. Having been Director ED at tertiary and smaller hospitals, in 2011 she established...
- August 23, 2018
