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By EK Wills on the way to ED on call There are many systemic issues in our current public health system but from my perspective within that structure, the heart of it is seems to be related to an ‘old boys club’ that perpetuates the notion of ‘if we did it, then you have to do it too’. Recently, the media has been reporting incidents relating to workplace issues for doctors and more specifically for surgeons. This came to light again with the latest junior doctor revelation a

by EK Wills I recently had a patient lament that the system makes it so difficult to access services to mental health. That comment rings true for many people because there are so many options and so it can be difficult to navigate them. There is also a misconception that there is one place that fits all because it is ‘mental health’ and that is one ailment. In fact there are many types of mental health issues such as depression, domestic violence, trauma, psychosis: the list