Thursday, 8 July 2021, 12:55 pm
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata
Hauora says patients and staff will be disappointed that an
inquiry into progress on planned new mental health services
has been knocked off the political agenda.
Government
MPs on Parliament’s health select committee have blocked a
National Party proposal for an inquiry into the delay in
providing 15 new mental health inpatient facilities which
would aim to accelerate progress and assess design
standards.
In its recent report, What
Price Mental Health? ASMS found that DHBs frequently
exceed 100% occupancy levels for mental health inpatient
beds, and the number of inpatient beds per population has