A report by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) has detailed an overstretched and under-resourced sector, leaving mental health inpatients waiting for extremely long hours without appropriate care.
Dr Peter Allely, president of the ACEM, is calling for investment in specialised facilities for mental health care to address the long wait times in an ‘anti-therapeutic environment’ for inpatients.
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