A 97-page report into rural mental health reveals there are just 19.3 full time positions in SA's rural psychiatry workforce, most of them based in Adelaide, with just three living in a rural community.
Dr Coleman said it was notable there is a Minister for Regional Roads, but not one for mental or rural health.
It also suggests offering more perks to psychiatrists who move to the regions, including extra professional development leave and financial support, subsidised housing, and a boarding school bursary for dependent children. "For a long time, South Australia both with mental health but also in other health areas, has relied a lot on GPs and people coming to Adelaide, and services are needing to step up to provide more care to people locally," he told The World Today.Dr Brayley said he was confident changes could be made to improve the system.
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