Now is the time to ask the prospective new Prime Ministers of Australia and their parties, what do they plan for mental health services for Australians. How much funding will go to children and adolescents given the bed closures and mass sackings in the public sector. What programs are they going to support? How will they integrate public and private health care? What funds are going to be made available for research in Australia in the field of mental health?
What are the plans for State/ Federal cooperation and organisation? How has Australian registration worked given State mental health laws and State control of services? What about Medicare levies and PBS costs?
I hope that the real questions will be put to these would-be leaders and real answers will be given rather than character assassinations and point scoring. We have , as the public, a huge advantage at this point in time and it will only last a month, to promote our citizen rights, ask the difficult questions, force the public debate and then choose the right candidate. May the best person win because our mental health care needs are huge.
What are the plans for State/ Federal cooperation and organisation? How has Australian registration worked given State mental health laws and State control of services? What about Medicare levies and PBS costs?
I hope that the real questions will be put to these would-be leaders and real answers will be given rather than character assassinations and point scoring. We have , as the public, a huge advantage at this point in time and it will only last a month, to promote our citizen rights, ask the difficult questions, force the public debate and then choose the right candidate. May the best person win because our mental health care needs are huge.
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