GPs ‘seething with discontent’ as their patients miss out on mental health care

The Canberra Deep End group is trying to fix the connections between primary and secondary care.
Dr Peter Tait.

“I spent 45 minutes on hold to the mental health team, and when I finally got through, the person I needed to speak to was on lunch.”

This is Canberra GP Dr Peter Tait, who has spent years caring for disadvantaged patients with mental illness.