Psychiatrist workforce planning: contexts, considerations and recommendations

Jeffrey C.L. Looi; Tarun Bastiampillai; Stephen Allison

doi:10.1177/10398562211042367

Psychiatrist workforce planning: contexts, considerations and recommendations

Jeffrey C.L. Looi^*, Tarun Bastiampillai, Stephen Allison

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Objective: To provide a clinical update for psychiatrists and trainees on psychiatric workforce-planning in the Australasian context. Conclusions: There is a lack of detailed evidence regarding effective psychiatric workforce planning. Planning may be based on a foundation of psychiatrist-to-population ratios. This would be modified by needs assessment, understanding of service models and existing service demand. Given that it has recently expressed significant concerns about workforce shortages, the RANZCP should lead development of an independent Australasian psychiatric workforce planning model to inform policy advice to governments.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	162-165
Number of pages	4
Journal	Australasian Psychiatry
Volume	30
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/10398562211042367
Publication status	Published - Apr 2022

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