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Rachael Ward and Andrew Brown

Wait times for mental health care hit record highs

Long hospital wait times for mental health patients are creating unsafe situations, the AMA says. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Governments should stop treating funding for mental health as too difficult, the country's peak medical body says, with the public system accused of failing patients.

The outlook for mental health patients in hospitals is only going to worsen, with more staff leaving the profession due to burnout, according to a new Australian Medical Association report.

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