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

New centre in city's west will bridge really big' gap between public and private care and must have ongoing funding, medical association says

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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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