NPS MedicineWise has published an updated Antipsychotic Switching Tool. This tool aims to assist prescribers when changing a patient’s antipsychotic treatment. Access the tool here
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Draft Discussion Paper – People with Serious Mental Illness and Challenging Behaviours
22 Oct 2019
HAVE YOUR SAY! The Chief Psychiatrist has been increasingly concerned about the standard of care being provided to people with serious, enduring mental illness and challenging behaviours. Both clinicians and…
Chief Psychiatrist’s Annual Report 2018-2019 ‘Ensuring Safe and High Quality Mental Health Care’
26 Sep 2019
The Annual Report of the Chief Psychiatrist of Western Australia – ‘Ensuring Safe and High Quality Mental Health Care’ was tabled in Parliament on the 26 September 2019. Chief Psychiatrist…
Chief Psychiatrist Advisory: Options for people on CTOs who are in breach and/or need inpatient treatment
4 Sep 2019
Queries about Community Treatment Orders (CTO) are among the most common reasons for mental health staff to contact the Chief Psychiatrist’s Clinical Helpdesk. The OCP has put together a sheet…
eLearning – Communicating Risks and Benefits
16 Jul 2019
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Helping patients make informed decisions: communicating risks and benefits Health decisions often have no single ‘best choice’ and require choosing from…
RANZCP New Professional Practice Guidelines for the administering electroconvulsive therapy.
14 Jun 2019
The Royal Australian New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) has recently published professional practice guidelines that provide practical guidance for psychiatrists prescribing and administering electroconvulsive therapy. Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is…
Feedback sought – Chief Psychiatrist’s Standards for Clinical Care
23 May 2019
The Chief Psychiatrist is seeking your feedback about the Chief Psychiatrist’s Standards for Clinical Care. Please share your opinion to help us improve! The survey will take less than 5…
Seclusion and Restraint Data
30 Apr 2019
The Chief Psychiatrist is committed to reducing the rate of restrictive practices, seclusion and restraint, in Western Australia (WA). Nationally, WA has been a leader in reducing the rates of…
Rotterdam Declaration
17 Apr 2019
On September 3 – 4, 2018, over 100 leaders from nearly 20 countries convened at the Zero Suicide International 4 summit in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Here they designed the revision…
Mental Health Complaint Handling Guidelines
9 Apr 2019
The Health and Disability Services Complaints Office (HaDSCO) has now finalised and released the Guidelines for handling complaints about mental health services for service providers to use as a reference…