New NSW Government's 100 Day Plan - health and mental health mentioned
06-Apr-2011
The new NSW Coalition government has released their 100 Day Plan.
Of note to the health and mental health sectors are the following items:
- Amend health legislation to enable the establishment of local District Health Boards.
- Commence the implementation of our Better Hospitals & Healthcare Plan that includes a $3 billion investment into health
capital, opening 1,390 beds and providing 2,475 extra nurses. - Establish a Mental Health task force to start planning for the establishment of the Mental Health Commission, and create an Office of Medical Research
At least mental health gets a mention - many other social services are not mentioned. Perhaps that means no real change for them? MHCC looks forward to working with the new government on the establishment of the new Mental Health Commission, introducing more community managed mental health services and making better use of CMO capacity to take over existing services.
Read the 100 Day Plan