The news today? Your AusDoc update on the psych crisis, more fast-track AHPRA rego and tapeworm
Welcome to your bite-sized wrap-up. Below we provide news summaries of what is going on in medicine with links to the articles, opinions, studies and posts.
Seven psychiatric wards in public hospitals are set to close temporarily due to mass resignations of over 200 psychiatrists in NSW
In total, some 71 beds will be closing at Westmead Hospital and Cumberland Hospital, the state’s largest mental health facility.
According to the ABC, the NSW Government plans to offset this loss by opening 84 replacement beds, with 46 in private hospitals.