Updated.
March 08, 2020 10: 23:38
More frequently than anywhere else in the nation, psychological health clients in Canberra report leaving a hospital admission even worse off than they got in.
Bottom line:
- The Human Rights Commission is concerned psychological health patients are being released prior to they are well, resulting in unplanned readmissions
- Current Efficiency Commission data reveals the clinical outcomes for psychological health clients in Canberra are worse than any other state or territory
- Internal e-mails indicate bed pressure affects decision-making on whether or not to discharge a patient
Milly Baker, 28, has been admitted to Canberra’s crisis systems on more than 20 occasions in the past 7 years.
Almost each time, she waited days on the basic wards for a bed, and then another 2 or three days to see a psychiatrist.
” It doesn’t sound like a lot of days, but when all you do is sit and await a psychiatrist, it seems like a long time,” she said.
When the ABC went to Mill