Deputy CMO slammed online after yet another gaffe

After a 'tone deaf' comment last week, Dr Nick Coatsworth is again in the firing line, after issuing mental health advice to Melburnians in lockdown

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Nick Coatsworth has again been roasted by GPs, this time over a suggestion Victorians make their bed to overcome mental health issues caused by ongoing and severe COVID-19 restrictions.

During his regular COVID-19 broadcast on Tuesday, Dr Coatsworth decided to share his advice on how individuals could look after their mental health.

“Set yourself achievable goals,” he advised.

“One of the simplest things you can do in the morning, and this was said to me once at a leadership seminar by someone who is a very good leader, is to make your bed.