Psychiatry receives boost to address ‘crumbling’ system
Additional funding for leadership positions is expected to help develop the workforce
The Victorian Government has pledged new funds for 40 post-graduate leadership scholarships for psychiatrists in an attempt to ease pressure on a mental health system dubbed “crumbling, threadbare, overwhelmed and obsolete”.
The plan was announced as part of the Victorian budget, which was delivered on Monday, with a commitment also made to fund additional director-of-training positions.
