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Bush psychiatric services.

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  • 1Broken Hill Base Hospital, NSW.

The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
|June 1, 1992
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Psychiatric services in New South Wales

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Rural Health
  • Public Health Policy

Background:

  • The Far West Region of New South Wales faces unique challenges in providing comprehensive mental health services due to its isolation.
  • The region likely experiences a higher-than-average rate of psychiatric and psycho-social morbidity.
  • Current psychiatric services are undergoing significant expansion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the structure and function of current mental health services in the Far West Region.
  • To discuss the specific challenges of delivering comprehensive psychiatric care in an isolated rural area.
  • To highlight inequities in service allocation.

Main Methods:

  • The paper describes the existing psychiatric service provision model.

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  • It details the role of the sole resident psychiatrist serving multiple facilities and private practice.
  • Analysis of financial resource allocation over the past decade.

    • Main Results:

    • The region's mental health service faces significant challenges due to isolation.
    • There is a notable inequity in service allocation, with a 40% decrease in financial share over ten years.
    • Reduced in-patient hospitalisation costs in major cities have impacted regional funding.

    Conclusions:

    • Providing comprehensive psychiatric care in isolated rural areas presents distinct difficulties.
    • The Far West Region's mental health service allocation has become increasingly inequitable.
    • Urgent attention is needed to address the funding disparities and service gaps in rural mental healthcare.