Thursday, March 1, 2012

NSW: Psychiatrists call for mental health review of detainees =2

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NSW: Psychiatrists call for mental health review of detainees =2

A DIMIA spokeswoman said the medical and psychiatric care of people in detention werealready reviewed by external bodies, making a further review by RANZCP unnecessary.

These included the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the HumanRights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) and a federal parliamentary committee.

"There are a range of health and psychological services that's provided by fully qualifieddoctors, nurses and other health professionals," the spokeswoman told AAP.

"And they have been checked time and again by organisations …

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