Prof Ian Hickie highlighted that the current public health system in NSW is at breaking point, burdened by competition from the private sector and inadequacies in the public system.
The standoff between psychiatrists and the NSW government over pay highlights deeper systemic issues within mental health care, calling for urgent structural reforms to address competition between sectors.
The resignation threat by 150 psychiatrists is not merely about pay but reflects a critical need to address the dysfunctional nature of the public mental health care system.
Hickie emphasized that losing senior psychiatrists would critically compromise acute mental health care, underscoring the obligation to enhance cooperation between public and private mental health sectors.
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