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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Natasha May Health reporter

Australia’s largest private hospital operator to close majority of psychology clinics to be ‘flexible, sustainable’

Psychologist talks to patient
The psychologists’ association calls the closure of the Ramsay clinics ‘very sad news for anyone needing professional mental health care’. Photograph: Natalia Lebedinskaia/Getty Images

Ramsay Health Care, Australia’s largest private hospital operator, has announced it will be closing the majority of its psychology clinics, described by the peak body as “very sad news” for those needing mental health care.

The hospital network said it would progressively close 17 out of its 20 clinics by the end of August, in order to transition Ramsay Psychology to a “more flexible and sustainable model”.

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