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3047 - HUNTER MENTAL HEALTH STAFF

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Mental Health, Minister for Healthy Lifestyles, and Minister for Western New South Wales

Given that there have been 21 resignations by medical staff from the Hunter New England mental health service in the past 18 months, what is the Minister doing to ease the workload of medical staff in the Hunter?
Answer -

I am aware of changes made under the previous Labor government to the Hunter New England Training in Psychiatry Unit, which led to a significant turnover in senior medical staff in the Hunter New England Mental Health Service.

On becoming aware of this, I asked the Chief Executive of the Local Health District, Mr Michael DiRienzo, to act to address the issue. I am advised that the Hunter New England Training in Psychiatry Unit structure has since been reinstated, with the subsequent return of staff and further successful recruitment.

Mr DiRienzo has worked to reassure the Medical Staff Council and the senior medical staff of the support that will be provided through this period of a serious shortage of senior medical staff. These actions have served to assist the service to stabilise.

Question asked on 23 October 2012 (session 55-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 122
Answer received on 27 November 2012 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 131

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