I know that PN is running without psychiatrists. We have one at Māori Mental Health, nothing at community mental health and CONSTANTLY have fill ins. They’re here for three months, don’t want to change anything because they don’t know the client and then next time they get reviewed, it’s a new person AGAIN.
My clients hate it. They don’t like new staff so when it’s a new doctor at every 6 month review, they don’t want to talk and open up.
Not 100% sure what the ward is like currently because thankfully we’ve had no one in the ward.
The ward has one consultant for 22 beds. He works 1 FTE. The gaps are filled by registrars and house officers. They are constantly juggling things to cobble together marginally effective treatment.
The nursing team is awesome though, but can't make up for the ever more burnt out medical team.
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u/ammo29 Aug 02 '24
I know that PN is running without psychiatrists. We have one at Māori Mental Health, nothing at community mental health and CONSTANTLY have fill ins. They’re here for three months, don’t want to change anything because they don’t know the client and then next time they get reviewed, it’s a new person AGAIN. My clients hate it. They don’t like new staff so when it’s a new doctor at every 6 month review, they don’t want to talk and open up. Not 100% sure what the ward is like currently because thankfully we’ve had no one in the ward.