A report on how the budget's 1.9 billion dollar mental health package should be spent, will be presented to the Government
A report on how the budget's 1.9 billion dollar mental health package should be spent, will be presented to the Government
7 June 2019
A summit was held in Wellington today because emergency departments are struggling to treat the increasing number of mental health patients.
Medical experts, community workers and emergency services took part.
Australasian College of Emergency Medicine President Dr John Bonning, says he needs their input to write the list of recommendations for the Government.
He says the report will include recommendations around policies, funding and workplace reforms.
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