From Broken Hill to the East Coast and all places in between.

Welcome to the RANZCP N.S.W Branch Rural Psychiatry Web site. On this web site you will find information on the rural psychiatry project and the initiatives being undertaken by the project in N.S.W.

The NSW Branch Rural Psychiatry Project is a joint initiative between the NSW Department of Health and the NSW Branch of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.

The overall aim of the project is to promote the development of a skilled rural mental health workforce and aims to support psychiatrists and psychiatry training in rural NSW through the implementation of a multifaceted approach to developing the rural psychiatry workforce.

For further information on the Project and the four key initiatives of Phase II (2009 – 2012) please follow the links below: -

• Information about the Project
• General Practitioner (GP) Postgraduate Mental Health Program
• NSW Rural-Based Psychiatry Training
• NSW Rural Psychiatry Recruitment Service

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