43 Psychiatrists Resign in NSW and Hundreds More Prepare to Leave

More than 200 psychiatrists working in New South Wales’ public health system have said they intend to quit after the government refused a 25 percent pay rise.

A general view of the Psychiatric Alcohol and Non-Prescription Drug Assessment (PANDA) Unit at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, Australia, on Nov. 3, 2020. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

Psychiatrists employed in the New South Wales public health system have begun following through on their threat to resign unless the State Government agrees to a 25 percent salary increase within a single year.

On Jan. 23, the state minister for mental health, Rose Jackson, confirmed that 43 psychiatrists had resigned and said that number was expected to increase “over coming days.”