Some people experiencing psychotic episodes have waited days at an inner-city hospital emergency department, according to a source
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A psychiatric patient having hallucinations waited in a major Sydney emergency department for more than five days amid an ongoing dispute between New South Wales and its psychiatrists.
A patient list from a major inner-city hospital on Monday morning showed the six patients experiencing the highest wait times were all psychiatric patients. The evidence provided by the source had been anonymised.
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/17/patient-with-hallucinations-waits-in-sydney-hospital-ed-for-five-days-amid-psychiatrists-dispute-ntwnfb
