The Department of Health and Aged Care is working to understand the perspectives of health professionals regarding navigation, referral to, and uptake of mental health services and treatments, especially for patients with milder symptoms.
It is particularly interested in understanding the barriers and enablers encountered when supporting patients with lower acuity mental health needs and connecting them with appropriate services.
The department has commissioned Liquid Interactive to conduct research to understand the opportunities to improve the experiences of GPs and practice staff across Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Areas (RRMA) of Australia in supporting people with a range of mental health needs.
Health professionals interested in participating in the research can nominate via this online expression of interest form or through the link included in the above factsheet.
The expression of interest form will be open until Friday, 26 January 2024.