Clinical guidelines & publications library

Inquiry into Palliative Care in Western Australia public hearing 30 July 2020

Ethics, Voluntary assisted dying

RANZCP WA Letter to Dr Michael Verheggen questions on notice (Inquiry into Palliative Care in Western Australia public hearing 30 July 2020)

Inquiry into the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021

Ethics, Voluntary assisted dying

RANZCP NSW Submission to the Inquiry into the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 PDF Submission

Impact that drug driving laws have on people who take cannabis

Cannabis, Illicit drugs

RANZCP Queensland Branch submission to Department of Transport and Main Roads about drug driving laws and cannabis. PDF Submission

RANZCP NT 2024-25 pre-budget submission

The RANZCP NT 2024-25 pre-budget submission. PDF Submission

Australian workforce survey report 2024

Professionalism, Workforce

The survey received responses from 1269 Australian psychiatrists and highlights the severity of the workforce shortage crisis. PDF Report

RANZCP Submission to TGA on proposed amendments to Poisons Standard

Public consultation on proposed amendments to Poisons Standard, RANZCP Submission to Therapeutic Goods Administration, June 2022. PDF Submission

Social media guideline

Ethics, Professionalism

Guidance for College members on appropriate standards of behaviour and professionalism when using social media. PDF Ethics and conduct

Consultation response to the Victorian Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022

Mental health legislation

RANZCP Victoria Branch response to the Victorian Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 PDF Submission

Working Better for Medicare Review

Medicare

RANZCP submission to the Department of Health and Aged Care on Working Better for Medicare Review

Guideline for safe care for patients sedated in health care facilities for acute behavioural disturbance

Sedation

This guideline sets the minimum safety standards required in caring for patients with ABD where sedation is used to control the behaviour. PDF Clinical guideline

RANZCP NSW 2024-25 pre-budget submission

The RANZCP NSW 2024-25 pre-budget submission.

Psychiatry workforce shortage in Australia

RANZCP open letter to Minister for Health and Aged Care regarding psychiatry workforce shortage in Australia, and the impact this has on our patients.

Inquiry into issues related to menopause and perimenopause

RANZCP submission to Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs on issues related to menopause and perimenopause. PDF Submission

Psychedelic training framework for psychiatrists

Psychedelics

Information for psychiatrists about psychedelic-assisted therapy with MDMA and psilocybin.

Consultation on mental health service delivery in NSW

Mental health legislation

RANZCP contribution to NSW Alliance for Mental Health (the Alliance) report on the mental health service delivery in NSW. PDF Submission

Consultation into banning LGBTIQ+ conversion practices in New South Wales

LGBTIQ+

RANZCP submission to the NSW Government Department of Communities and Justice and the NSW Ministry of Health on the Banning of LGBTIQ+ Conversion Practices. PDF Submission

Special Commission of Inquiry into Healthcare Funding

Mental health legislation

Correspondence to RANZCP from Special Commission of Inquiry into Healthcare Funding. PDF Submission

Psychiatry workforce crisis in the NSW public health system

Workforce

RANZCP workforce letter regarding Psychiatry Workforce Crisis in the NSW Public Health System. PDF Submission

Letter to Minister for Mental Health NSW psychiatry workforce crisis

Workforce

RANZCP correspondence with the Minister for Mental Health post Psychiatry Workforce Crisis meeting. PDF Submission

Upper House Inquiry into Mental Health Services in NSW

Health service standards

The RANZCP submission to the upper house inquiry into mental health services in New South Wales. PDF Submission