1 / 21

PARKING THE AMBULANCE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CLIFF

PARKING THE AMBULANCE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CLIFF. Meredith McVey Social Worker Medical Benevolent Association of NSW. MEDICAL BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION of NSW DOCTORS’ HEALTH ADVISORY SERVICE NSW. DHAS background. 24 Hour telephone advice and referral

cody
Download Presentation

PARKING THE AMBULANCE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CLIFF

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. PARKING THE AMBULANCE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CLIFF Meredith McVey Social Worker Medical Benevolent Association of NSW

  2. MEDICAL BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION of NSWDOCTORS’ HEALTH ADVISORY SERVICE NSW

  3. DHAS background • 24 Hour telephone advice and referral • Doctors, Dentists, Veterinarians & Family members • NSW only • Management Committee & AMANSW Secretariat • Established 1982 • Until recently funded by NSW Medical Board

  4. Who does DHAS help- Contact By

  5. Who does DHAS help- Reason for Referral

  6. Who does DHAS help- Age

  7. Who does DHAS help- Gender

  8. Who does DHAS help- Employment

  9. DHAS Case Study 1 • Female • GP Registrar • 29 • Self presents • Anxiety

  10. DHAS Case Study 2 • Male • Surgical Registrar • 32 • Referred by supervisor • Career counselling

  11. MBANSW Background • Established 1896, registered charity, funded by donation • NSW & ACT • Small independent organisation: councillors, social worker, finance officer. • Doctors, family members and others • Confidential advice and/or counselling • Financial assistance • Referral to other assistance programmes

  12. Who Does MBANSW help-contact by

  13. Who Does MBANSW Help- Reason for referral

  14. Who Does MBANSW Help- Age

  15. Who Does MBANSW Help-Gender

  16. MBANSW Case Study 1 • Female • Divorced • 49 years • GP • Solo practice • Teenage daughter

  17. MBANSW Case Study 2 • Female • International medical graduate • Married, domestic violence • Depressed • 2 daughters

  18. MBANSW Case Study 3 • Male • 29 • Registrar • Referred by treating psychiatrist • Bipolar Disorder

  19. A three tiered approach to Doctors support services? • Primary- Awareness and prevention through Universities, Colleges and Divisions self care programmes • Secondary – Doctors Health Advisory Service for those identified ‘at risk ‘ • Tertiary- Medical Benevolent Association of NSW

  20. To all the wonderful beings who have cared for me, fed me, transported me, walked me, cleaned for me, shopped for me, laughed with me, cried for me, supported me, inspired me, funded me, researched for me, encouraged me, were present with me however I was thank you from the bottom of my heart. I owe my life to my excellent neurosurgeon and intensive care doctors and nurses and I owe my continuing recovery to the Great Goodness that you all are...I have come a long way from being unable to breathe, stand, swallow and speak...

  21. Contact Us: • Medical Benevolent Association of NSW www.mbansw.org.au (02) 99870504 mcvey@mbansw.org.au • Doctors Health Advisory Service (NSW) www.doctorshealth.org.au (02) 94376552

More Related