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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose

AMA welcomes proposed $460m mental health facility in Sydney despite questions over staffing

The Westmead health precinct
The New South Wales premier, Dominic Perrottet, says the proposed facility will be opened in Westmead in 2026. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

Plans for a $460m integrated mental health facility in Sydney’s west have been welcomed as a step in the right direction in addressing the “enormous” need for better and fairer care across the state.

But the Australian Medical Association New South Wales head, Dr Danielle McMullen, said the “million-dollar question” was how the complex at Westmead would be staffed, amid ongoing issues of doctor and nurse furloughing and burnout.

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