Funding shortfall threatens access to Better Outcomes.(Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care)(Brief Article)

Australian Doctor,  November, 2005  by Anastasopoulos, Christina

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by Christina Anastasopoulos

Patients are being denied access to psychologists as some divisions of general practice take drastic measures to control the overwhelming demand for services under the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care initiative.

Better Outcomes training places for GPs are also being limited in an effort to curb patient access to the program as funding struggles to keep pace.

North West Slopes Division of General Practice, based in Tamworth, NSW, told Australian Doctor that funding constraints meant the division had to limit the number of psychologist ...

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