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Psychiatric nursing and mental health funding : the double dilemma

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posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by K Gough, Brenda Happell
The impact of mental illness on disease and disability burden is receiving more recognition than has previously been the case. It is now commonly understood that approximately 20% of the Australian population will experience a mental illness at some stage during their lives. Unfortunately this recognition is not reflected in the funding of mental health services, or in strategies to identify and rectify shortfalls in the nursing workforce. This paper provides an exploration of two areas. Firstly an overview of the current funding devoted to mental health and secondly an examination of workforce data with a view to recognising likely future trends for psychiatric nursing. The data demonstrates the existence of a double dilemma, firstly that the need for psychiatric nurses is likely to increase, and secondly that the looming workforce crisis may be more severe than has been anticipated.

History

Volume

12

Issue

3

Start Page

1488

End Page

1496

Number of Pages

9

ISSN

0968-0624

Location

England

Publisher

University of Southampton / Southampton General Hospital

Language

en-aus

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • No

External Author Affiliations

University of Melbourne;

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Journal

International journal of psychiatric nursing research.

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