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Medical community unites against punitive drug testing trials

The Open Letter has been signed by:

  • 109 addiction specialists
  • 330 doctors
  • 208 registered nurses
  • Hundreds of allied health professionals
Together they have over 27,501 years worth of collective medical experience.

#HELP NOT HARM: An Open Letter from the Front Lines of Addiction

To Prime Minister Turnbull and Honourable Members of the House and Senate:

Doctors, nurses, addiction specialists and health advocates stand shoulder to shoulder, united against the government's plans to punish Australians struggling with severe alcohol and drug problems.

Every day, in our hospitals, clinics, and in the community, we treat people who are trying to rebuild their lives in the face of drug and alcohol problems. The work we do is guided by clinical evidence, compassionate care, respect for human rights and a commitment to do no harm. We were never consulted about the radical changes proposed in the 2017 Budget.

We do not and cannot support policies that will push people suffering from difficult alcohol and drug problems further into the margins.

If we had been consulted, we could have said that people cannot be punished into recovery. Using drug testing to coerce people into treatment treats drug and alcohol problems as a some sort of personal failing – not the serious health problem it is.

Making it harder for people struggling with drug and alcohol problems to access income support will push people who need treatment into poverty, undermining their chance of recovery.

We welcome and support the ambition to connect more people with drug and alcohol problems to treatment and rehabilitation services. But we believe that this should be done in a way that is informed by evidence and respects people's dignity.

If this government genuinely wants to use tax revenue responsibly and help people struggling with drug and alcohol problems, Parliament should take immediate steps to redirect public funding away from harmful and expensive drug testing trials and expand non-punitive referral pathways to treatment services.
In the 2017 Budget, the Turnbull Government announced a suite of changes to our Social Security Act targeting people struggling with alcohol and drug problems. The specific amendments are:

  • Schedule 12: Establishment of a mandatory drug testing trial for people receiving income support
  • Schedule 13: Removal of exemptions for drug or alcohol dependence
  • Schedule 14: Changes to reasonable excuses for not engaging in jobseeker activities
You can read more about these amendments here.
There are 378 doctors, nurses and allied health professionals who have signed the open letter in NSW.

Signatures:

Associate Professor David Templeton 2044 MBChB DipVen MForensMed PhD MACLM MFFLM FFCFM (RCPA) FAChSHM (RACP) Sexual Health, HIV Medicine and Clinical Forensic Medicine Years experience: 21

Associate Professor John Vincent Basson 2065 Clinical Director Forensic psychiatry Years experience: 40

Associate Professor Dan Ewald 2478 GP Public health medicine Years experience: 30

Dr Denis Appel 2000 MBBS, FRACOG Obstetrics & gynaecology Years experience: 40

Dr Elizabeth O'Brien 2000 MBBS, DPM, FRANZCP Psychiatry Years experience: 40

Dr Emma Ellis 2008 MBBS (Hons) FRACGP Years experience: 9

Dr Christina Selinger 2010 Molecular Biologist Diagnostic oncology Years experience: 7

Dr Nicholas Williams 2022 MD Paediatrics Years experience: 10

Dr Chris Cotton 2024 MBBS, FRACGP Years experience: 36

Dr Vikash Balgobind 2025 Advanced Trainee Addiction psychiatry Years experience: 12

Dr Peter Sainsbury 2027 MBBS, PhD, FAFPHM Public health medicine Years experience: 43

Dr Michael Zilibowitz 2030 Paediatrician Developmental and behavioural paediatrics Years experience: 35

Dr Louise Stephenson Goodall 2030 MBBS Years experience: 1

Dr Beckie Singer 2030 B.Med/M.D.. MPH Student Years experience: 2

Dr John Byrne 2031 MBBS (Hons) GP Years experience: 40

Dr Loyola McLean 2031 Psychiatrist Complex Trauma Years experience: 26

Dr Kate Webber 2034 B.Sc(Med) MBBS FRACP PhD Oncology Years experience: 18

Dr Lesley Potter 2035 PhD Midwifery Years experience: 40

Dr Howard Gwynne 2036 MBBS, PhD, MPPM Psychotherapy Years experience: 45

Dr Rosalind Vaughan 2037 MBBS GP Years experience: 45

Dr Lai Heng Foong 2037 Emergency Staff Specialist Emergency Medicine, Public Health Years experience: 17

Dr Margo Hoekstra 2038 MBBS GP Years experience: 30

Dr Lisa Newling 2038 Staff Specialist Child Psychiatry Years experience: 25

Dr Jeremy Lawrence 2039 BE(Hons) PhD MBBS FACEM Emergency medicine Years experience: 10

Dr Siegrun Krauss 2040 MBBS Years experience: 35

Dr Louise Dolan 2041 MscMBBS (Hons) MPsychMed Years experience: 37

Dr Malcolm Mitchell 2042 FRACGP Years experience: 15

Dr Cate McHugh 2042 MBBS Psychiatry Years experience: 5

Dr Dimitra Tzioumi 2045 MD Pediatrics Years experience: 37

Dr Sophie Bernard 2046 MBBS FRACGP M Paed Medicolegal work Years experience: 37

Dr Joan Croll AO 2047 MBBS FRANZCR {Hon) Years experience: 30

Dr Petah Martin 2049 MBBS, FRANZCP Psychiatry Years experience: 40

Dr Liz Gill 2065 Research fellow Rehabilitation medicine Years experience: 45

Dr Judith Craig 2065 MBBS FRANZCP Psychiatry Years experience: 25

Dr Ashish Agar 2066 MBBS, PhD, FRANZCO Ophthalmology and Public Health Years experience: 20

Dr Genevieve McKew 2068 MBBS (Hons), FRACP, FRCPA Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Years experience: 14

Dr Eric Conrad Critchley Hinder 2069 MBBS Dip ICS, FFCFM (RCPA), SCMO Custodial medicine Years experience: 39

Dr Jill Gordon 2069 MBBS, MPSychMed Psychotherapy Years experience: 45

Dr Julie Byrnes 2070 MBBS, FRACP Gastroenterology Years experience: 50

Dr Beverley Turner 2073 FRANZCP Psychiatry Years experience: 45

Dr David Oakenfull 2077 PhD, Science Writer Food science and nutrition Years experience: 30

Dr Brenda Steedman 2081 MBBS FRACGP DipRANZCOG Years experience: 30

Dr Eva Raik 2088 MBBS, FRCPA, FRACP Haematology Years experience: 60

Dr kate Ilbery 2094 MBBS FRACGP Years experience: 30

Dr Pam Brown 2107 MBBS FACD Dermatology Years experience: 35

Dr Hugh Hazard 2111 Grad. Dip. Sports Science, FACSEP (retd), AM. Sports Medicine Years experience: 55

Dr Stephanie Apostopoulos 2125 MBBS Years experience: 4

Dr Ayesha Siriwardena 2154 MBBS Years experience: 4

Dr Milena Ostrovska 2170 Dr Dermatovenerology Years experience: 32

Dr Kathryn Ryan 2170 MBBS, MIntPH, BMedSc, FRACGP Years experience: 5

Dr Kerwyn Foo 2204 FRANZCR Radiation Oncology Years experience: 18

Dr Gary Reynolds 2205 MBBS, FRCS, MFPH; Career medical officer Drug and Alcohol Years experience: 44

Dr Monica Moore 2223 GP Mental health Years experience: 34

Dr Rahul Patel 2223 MBBS. FRACP Nuclear Medicine General Internal Medicine Years experience: 34

Dr Nerida Riley 2251 B.Sc., B.Med. Women's Health Years experience: 25

Dr Peter Reay-Young 2256 MA, MB.MChir. (Cambridge), FRCS, DRACR Radiation Oncology, Surgery Years experience: 33

Dr Dianne Carroll 2261 GP Women's Health Years experience: 39

Dr Kristina Love 2280 BAppSc(Physio) MBBS RACGP Years experience: 20

Dr Ian McCracken 2285 BSc BMed FRANZCP Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Years experience: 10

Dr Lyndall Ratcliffe 2291 MBBS Years experience: 34

Dr Mark Loewenthal 2293 MBBS MMSc. FRACP Infectious Diseases Years experience: 32

Dr Nicole Sleeman 2295 MBBS Years experience: 8

Dr John Ward 2298 MBBS, FRACP Geriatric Medicine Years experience: 50

Dr Lucy Van Baalen 2299 B. Med, FRACGP, FAMAC Years experience: 23

Dr Ben Ewald 2300 B Med, PhD, GP Years experience: 30

Dr Marie-Anne Hockings 2303 GP Addiction medicine, forensics Years experience: 39

Dr John Van Der Kallen 2303 MBBS, FRACP Rheumatology Years experience: 25

Dr Peter Harrigan 2303 BMed(Hons) FANZCA FCICM MMed(ClinEpi) Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Years experience: 26

Dr Catherine Riedel 2303 BSc, MBBS, FRACGP Years experience: 25

Dr Anne Vimpani 2305 MBBS, MIMH DCCH DPE&Couns DObsRCOG Developmental and behavioural paediatrics Years experience: 47

Dr Tracie Anne Hendriks 2324 Consultant Psychiatrist Child, Adolescent, Perinatal, Family and Adult Psychiatry Years experience: 31

Dr Jennifer Smith 2341 PhD Genetics research Years experience: 0

Dr Susan O'Loughlin 2350 Psychologist Trauma Recovery Years experience: 30

Dr Monika Schuch 2428 MBBS General Medical Practice Years experience: 29

Dr John Lister Blyth 2441 GP Years experience: 40

Dr Neale Mulligan 2446 MBBS Ophthalmology Years experience: 34

Dr Bill Turnbull 2462 MBBS, FRANZCR Radiology Years experience: 48

Dr Helen Douglass 2484 BVSc(Hons)BMed Sci, MBBS Years experience:

Dr Sandra Miles 2486 GP Years experience: 30

Dr Katherine Brown 2505 MBBS MSc MForMed AFRACMA FAChSHM FFCFM Sexual Health & Forensic Medicine Years experience: 39

Dr Christine Ewan 2515 MBBS PhD, AM Public health Years experience: 40

Dr Carole Carter 2515 BA, MA, PhD Psychology Years experience: 35

Dr Susan Ballinger 2535 B.A.(hons), PhD Clinical Psychogist, former RN Years experience: 50

Dr Rob McMurdo 2535 Psychiatrist Adult psychosis Years experience: 50

Dr Sue Murray 2536 M.B., Ch.B., DCH Years experience: 40

Dr Peter Nicholas 2541 BDS Dentistry Years experience: 45

Dr Emma Kozianski 2560 GP Registrar Years experience: 3

Dr Tim Senior 2571 BA (Hons) BM BCh MRCGP FRACGP Years experience: 20

Dr Ann Parker 2577 MMBS DCH FRACGP Years experience: 40

Dr Rosemary Stanton 2577 PhD, Nutritionist Public health nutrition Years experience: 50

Dr Amanda Cohn 2640 BA BMed MD Years experience: 2

Dr Megan Elliott-Rudder 2650 PhD MBBS DRANZCOG FRACGP Years experience: 23

Dr Sujata Allan 2747 MBBS Years experience: 5

Dr Melisah Feeney 2753 PhD, MAPS Psychology Years experience: 20

Dr Kim Loo 2768 MBBS FRACGP Years experience: 28

Dr Alex MacPherson 2779 MBBS, DRANZCOG Sexual and reproductive health Years experience: 35

Dr Graham Engel 2780 PhD pharmacology Years experience: 40

Dr Kate Cush 2784 MBBS, FACEM Emergency Medicine Years experience: 18

Dr Elizabeth Barrett 2795 MBBS, MPH, FAFPHM Public health and health administration Years experience: 37

Dr Jim Blackwood 2795 FRACGP Years experience: 38

Dr Gillian Shenfield 2795 MA, DM (Oxon) FRCP FRACP Clinical pharmacology Years experience: 40

Dr Les Greene 2830 MB BS (Syd.), FRCP(C) Anaesthetics Years experience: 40

Dr Jen Magri 2899 MMBS Years experience: 49

Dr Yvonne White 2031 MBBS,DPM,FRANZCP Psychiatry Years experience: 50

Dr Elizabeth Van Ekert 2049 PhD Ethics, law and medicine Years experience: 22

Dr Peter Keith 2650 MBBS DTM&H (retired) Years experience:

Dr Andrew Parkin 2016 "FRANZCP, MRCPsych, PhD, PGCertHealthSci (Forensic Psychiatry), BM, BS, BMedSci (Hons)" Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Years experience: 2

Dr Deborah Bateson 2016 MBBS Women''s health Years experience: 20

Dr Susan Britton 2021 MBBS (Hons) UNSW Years experience: 30

Dr Martyn Martyn 2026 MBBS, FRANZCOG, FRCS, FRCOG ObGyn Years experience: 40

Dr Barry Landa 2030 Anaesthetist Anaesthetics Years experience: 50

Dr Allison Cahill 2032 GP Medical Practitioner Drug and Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 15

Dr Jenepher Thomas 2038 MBBS FRANZCP PsychiatryPsychoanalysis Years experience: 40

Dr Judy Roberts 2040 GP Medical Practitioner Years experience: 42

Dr Rebecca Saunderson 2050 Dermatology registrar Dermatology Years experience: 9

Dr David Goodall 2093 GP, Lifeline Telephone counsellor Family Medicine Years experience: 50

Dr Anny Huang 2120 MBBS FRACGP GP Years experience: 6

Dr Lisa Juckes 2131 MBBS FRANZCP Adv Cert Addiction Psychiatry Addiction Psychiatrist Addiction Psychiatry Years experience: 25

Dr William Jenneke 2137 Consultant Psychiatrist (retired) Adult Psychiatry Years experience: 45

Dr Michael Rynn 2161 MBBS Sydney Uni, M Eng (Biomed) General Hospital, A&E, GP Years experience: 20

Dr Sue Jacobs 2203 MBBS BA BSc(Med)FRANZCOG Obstetrics and Gynaecology Years experience: 31

Dr Marianne Jauncey 2203 BMed, MPH(hons), FAFPHMN Public Health Medicine Years experience: 24

Dr Joy Pryor 2210 MBBS Years experience: 43

Dr Karen Harris 2218 MBBS, FRANZCOG Obstetrics and Gynaecology Years experience: 29

Dr Ian Fowler 2291 MBBS FRANZCP Adult Psychiatry Years experience: 33

Dr Adrian Dunlop 2300 MBBS PhD FACHAM Addiction Medicine Years experience: 27

Dr Christine Robinson 2430 Psychiatrist Child and family psychiatry Years experience: 40

Dr Fares Samara 2440 Addictions Medicine specialist doctor Drug & Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 43

Dr David Helliwell Helliwell 2480 Visiting Medical Officer (Addiction medicine) Addiction medicine Years experience: 40

Dr Lizzie Turnbull 2483 PhD Psychotherapy Years experience: 20

Dr John Parkinson 2500 BA, MBBS, DPM, FRANZCP Psychiatry Years experience: 45

Dr Barb Cameron 2540 PhD Immunology Years experience: 30

Dr Kathy Watson 2564 FRANZCP Addiction Psychiatrist Years experience: 20

Dr Michael Brown 2652 MD paediatrics Years experience: 20

Dr Phil Harvey 2782 MBBS, FRACGP Years experience: 30

Dr Samantha Stevens 2795 MBBS, FRACGP Years experience: 20

Dr, Associate Professor Katherine Mills 2646 Associate Professor Addiction and mental health Years experience: 16

Dr, Hon. Emeritus Professor Peter Baume 2088 A.C., MD, DistFRSN Years experience: 59

Dr, Professor Richard Heller 2061 MD, FRACP, FAFPHM Public health Years experience: 40

Dr, RN Chris Shanley 2142 Aged Care Years experience: 40

EN Shane Cameron 2630 EN (Retired) Drug and Alcohol (addiction), Orthopaedics Years experience: 25

EN Peter Krinks 2060 EN Palliative Care Years experience: 10

Professor Judith Whitworth 2027 MBBS MD PhD DSc FRACP FTSE FAICD Internal medicine Years experience: 40

Professor Andrew Carr 2030 Professor of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney HIV, Immunology and Infectious Diseases Years experience: 32

Professor Bridget Wilcken 2088 MD Genetic metabolic disease Years experience: 50

Professor David Isaacs 2122 MBBChir MD FRACP FRCPCH. Consultant Paediatrician Paediatrics Years experience: 42

Professor Hani Soliman 2350 PhD Higher Education Years experience:

Professor Emeritus Peter Castaldi 2110 MD(Syd) FRACP Hon DU Paris Internal Medicine ,Haematology Years experience: 55

RN Ian Fisher 2010 RN Cardiology Years experience: 30

RN Jill Babicci 2010 RN Cardiology Years experience: 15

RN Ray Payet 2020 RN Mental Health Years experience: 27

RN Robert Wilson 2023 RN Clinical Nurse Specialist Critical Care Years experience:

RN Ann Kane 2026 RN, Obs, ICU Dip Intensive care Years experience: 24

RN Laura Hanly 2026 RN Surgical and Public Health Nursing Years experience: 8

RN Danielle Austin 2026 RN Emergency Years experience: 14

RN Rebecca Kleiner 2030 RN Paediatrics Years experience: 4

RN Linley Marshall 2034 RN Primary Health, General Practice Years experience: 40

RN Kerry Brenner 2037 RN Emergency nursing, practice nursing Years experience: 15

RN Sue Jefferies 2044 RN (Clinical Nurse Consultant) Drug and Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 40

RN Anne Walsh 2065 RN Drug and Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 40

RN Ignat Kozlov 2066 RN General Medicine Years experience: 2

RN Kathy Vern-Barnett 2067 RN, Qualified Dental Health educater Oral Health Years experience: 40

RN Helen Ryan 2072 RN Immunisation Years experience: 50

RN Barbara Triantafilis 2079 RN Surgical nursing Years experience: 20

RN Robyn O'Bryan 2088 RN, MN, Ba Health Science (Management) Community Health Years experience: 45

RN Clare Strickland 2101 RN Child and Family Health Years experience: 30

RN Ann Chomicki 2103 RN General practice Years experience: 45

RN Camilla Barlow 2103 RN.RM.BA Nursing Admin OR Years experience: 40

RN Margaret Ohearn 2120 RN Child health Years experience: 40

RN Adrienne Alexander 2127 RN Mental Health Years experience: 30

RN Rosie Soobhany 2130 RN Drug and Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 24

RN Cheryl McCarthy 2193 RN Renal Medicine Years experience: 30

RN Veronica Roach 2204 BN RN Intensive Care Years experience: 40

RN Marinella Duval 2206 RN Acute mental health Years experience: 39

RN Julie and Geoff Muir 2206 RN Aged care, disability, disadvantage Years experience: 28

RN Diane Mouhanna 2216 RN, Mph Mental Health Years experience: 25

RN Robyn Coates 2217 RN, RM, MHPEd Years experience: 50

RN Kay Kavanagh 2223 RN Geriatrics Years experience: 40

RN Kylie Bull 2291 RN ICU Years experience: 2

RN Graham Wilkins 2292 RN, DN Mental Health Years experience: 40

RN Susanna Scurry 2295 RN, RM, IBCLC Midwifery Years experience: 45

RN Beth Deiter 2304 RN Community Nursing Years experience: 43

RN Hettie Lynch 2350 RN General and Mental health Years experience: 10

RN Shane Moore 2446 RN Drug and Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 25

RN Jeremy Smith 2454 RN Mental Health Years experience: 40

RN Zanni Powell 2478 RN General Practice Years experience: 50

RN Gordon Fraser 2478 RN Psychiatry Years experience: 45

RN Sarndra Steel 2479 RN Midwifery Years experience: 30

RN Sonya Gibbons 2480 RN Oncology Years experience: 30

RN Mary-Ellen Powell 2480 RN Mental Health Years experience: 23

RN Leesa Healy 2482 RN Mental Health Years experience: 32

RN Heather Wales 2483 RN AED Years experience: 49

RN Emma Booth 2518 RN Child and family health Years experience: 12

RN Amanda Walsh 2538 RN Critical care Years experience: 20

RN Janos Varga 2540 RN CNS D&A Years experience: 41

RN Kaye Landsend 2549 RN Drug and Alcohol (addiction), Mental Health Years experience: 40

RN Kathryn Glockemann 2550 RN, Clinical Nurse Consultant Care navigation Years experience: 15

RN Maureen Rainbow 2573 RN (retired) Midwifery, childcare Years experience: 45

RN Margaret Warby 2575 RN (retired) OR/ED Years experience: 48

RN Ascenta Fields 2576 RN Holistic Health Years experience: 40

RN William Cluney 2583 RN General Years experience: 25

RN Kirsten Hill 2753 RN Autoimmune disease, chronic fatigue, anxiety Years experience: 10

RN Valoha Prager 2762 BSc (Biology and Earth Sciences) Dip Ed (Nursing) (retired) RN Midwife and Nurse Educator Years experience: 20

RN Sylvia May 2779 RN (Psych), BA (Communication), Cert 4 Disability Support (retired ) Psychiatric, Disability and Aged Care Years experience: 49

RN John Roebuck 2790 Retired RN, Retired Paramedic Pre-hospital care Years experience: 20

RN Helen Isaksen 2794 RN, Midwife Years experience: 42

RN Christine Haley 2795 RN, MN, Grad Cert Women's Health, BHSc (nursing) Master PHC Nursing lecturer Years experience: 40

RN Paula Martin 2800 RN Surgery Years experience: 15

RN Sally Forsstrom 2830 RN MPH Mental Health Years experience: 40

RN Kym Whitta 2866 RN, RM Midwifery Years experience: 11

RN Kay Mills 2040 RN Years experience: 50

RN Caryl Bryars 2016 RN (retired) Surgery Years experience: 40

RN Ja Field 2031 RN (retired) Health manager Years experience: 40

RN Gilda Floyd 2031 RN Drug and Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 20

RN Heather Brooke 2037 RN Drug and Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 25

RN Ailsa Morgan 2093 RN RM Child and Family Health Years experience: 45

RN Stan Alchin 2113 RN Mental Health Years experience: 34

RN Sarah Harvey 2131 RN Primary Health Care Years experience: 8

RN Ian Carswell 2139 BHM, RN Mental Health Years experience: 36

RN Judith Baldwin 2153 RN Primary Health Years experience: 30

RN Sally Gerhard 2223 RN RM Emergency Years experience: 40

RN Nicholas Lucas 2250 RN (retired) Years experience: 35

RN Don Stewart 2283 RN Mental Health Years experience: 40

RN Silva Rigutti 2305 RN (retired) Community Nursing Years experience: 28

RN Jeremy Smith 2454 RN Mental Health Years experience: 40

RN Diane Davies 2455 RN (retired) Years experience: 17

RN Sandi Hill 2480 RN Primary health care Years experience: 45

RN Victoria Childs 2483 CNS, RN,PN Acute community psychiatry Years experience: 40

RN Jill Snow 2575 RN Diabetes Years experience: 31

RN Debbie Renshaw 2747 RN (division 2) Antenatal in drug and alcohol Years experience: 20

RN Jon Chesterson 2778 RN Mental Health Years experience: 38

RN Denae Cotter 2780 RN Emergency medicine Years experience: 10

RN Snorre E Johnssen 2300 RN Psychiatry Years experience: 10

RN Margaret Van Kleef 2481 RN (retired) Drug and Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 45

RN Jocelyn McGahey 2085 "RN " Policy and procedures Years experience: 40

RN, RPN Terry Perry 2880 RN Aged Care Years experience: 45

Sr Myree Harris 2049 "OAM RSJ, Coordinator Community House for people with mental illness. Convenor CASA :Coalition for Appropriate Supported Accommodation for people with disabilities Founder of the Compeer program in Australia through St Vincent de Paul Society ' " Mental Health Years experience: 27

Sue Walshe 2257 CNC Years experience: 50

Joanne Thorpe 2010 Social Worker Family breakdown Years experience: 20

Joel M Hillman 2010 BPharm MSHP RPh Pain medicine Years experience: 5

Timothy Innis 2011 Reg Psychriatric Nurse Mental Health Years experience: 49

Aaron Deane 2011 Assistant Nurse Psychogeriatrics Years experience: 3

Madeleine Berry 2016 Social worker Years experience:

Elaine Coffey 2016 Director of Nursing Psychiatry, Developmental Disability Years experience: 40

Declan Brady 2023 Psychotherapist Psychotherapy, Mental Health Years experience: 8

Feleena Emerton 2025 Occupational Therapist Psychiatry Years experience: 31

Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz 2030 Epidemiologist Chronic Disease Years experience: 5

Cat Wright 2031 Health Education Officer Injecting Drug Use (addiction) Years experience: 30

Susan Tanner 2031 Consultant Psychologist Mental Health, Depression, Anxiety Years experience: 35

Holly Read 2035 Youth health counsellor Youth aged 12 to 24 Years experience: 23

Gay McKinley 2037 Psychotherapist and Trainer (retired) Counselling and Psychotherapy Years experience: 15

Eleanor Britz 2039 BSW gdip Psych social worker Child and family Counselling and child protection Years experience: 12

Melinda Luck 2039 Physiotherapist Health promotion Years experience: 20

Val Mcdiarmid 2039 Nuclear Medicine Tech Nuclear medicine Years experience: 20

Patricia Collins 2040 Psychologist Couple Therapy Years experience: 30

Sharon Page PSM 2040 BA (Hons) Former M ASA (former National Manager Indigenous Services Aust Hearing) Audiologist Years experience: 33

Richard Thode 2042 MCH MPHAA Public Health Years experience: 21

Mark Griffiths 2045 Psychologist Clinical support of trauma survivors many with D&A problems Years experience: 40

Julie Gabriel 2049 CNS Assisted Reproduction Years experience: 35

Petrina Slaytor 2065 BA Dip Soc.Wk Social Work Years experience: 40

Max Cornwell 2066 Psychologist, Social Worker Couple & Family Therapy Years experience: 35

Distan Bach 2066 Nurse Educator Mental health Years experience: 27

Jennifer Thomas 2069 Complementary Health Nurse Practitioner Health & Wellbeing Years experience: 44

Roslyn Giles 2072 Social Worker (retired) Social factors and health Years experience: 30

Chris Osborne 2077 Aged Care Worker Aged care Years experience: 10

Joanna Barnes 2088 BA, BASW Social work, psychoanalytic psychotherapy Years experience: 45

Ted Talbot 2096 "Counselling Psychologist (retired) " Addiction, PTSD, trauma Years experience: 25

Linda Young 2107 Sonographer Diagnostic Ultrasound Years experience: 30

Leonor Gouldthorpe 2108 Social Worker Refugees, aged care, mental health Years experience: 20

Mary-Ann Knoblanche 2111 Carer Aged Care Years experience: 17

Wayne Gillespie 2111 Psychologist Student Counselling Years experience:

Julie Walsh 2121 Radiographer Radiology Years experience:

Sarah Mithoefer 2130 Clinical Psychologist Drug and Alcohol (addiction), Mental Health Years experience: 6

Angela Winter 2131 Psychologist Mental Health Years experience: 25

Alison Johnson 2132 ND Naturopath Counseller Years experience:

Shehzi Yusaf 2154 Clinical Psychologist Addiction, Mood, Anxiety, Behaviour Years experience: 31

Elisabeth Wegemund 2204 Counsellor Drug and Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 1

Marie Anderson 2207 BSW (UNSW) Years experience:

Edwina Birch 2227 B.Sc., MA(ClinPsych), MAPS Clinical Psychologist Years experience: 40

Pauline Mckelvey 2232 Community Health Worker Years experience: 10

Susan Colman 2232 CNE Drug Health Services (addiction) Years experience: 10

Amanda Carle 2251 Child and Family Practitioner Child Protection Years experience: 30

Deidre Schaefer 2282 Nurse (retired) Intensive Care/ Nurse Educator Years experience: 50

Bruce Jarvis 2284 Health Care Interpreter Interpreting (Indonesian) Years experience: 10

Margaret Turner 2293 Occupational Therapist Children adults and training Years experience: 38

Lorraine Yudaeff 2295 BA (Hons); Dip Psych; MHP Psychology, Health administration Years experience: 30

Marette Gale 2303 Associate Director Early Intervention - Children and Youth Years experience: 34

Andrew Lloyd 2304 Lecturer and Nuclear Medicine technologist Nuclear medicine Years experience: 25

Liz Mullinar 2325 B.th.M.couns Mental health childhood trauma Years experience: 20

Penelope Milson 2340 BSc MPH Health promotion Years experience: 23

Mary louise Hurford 2360 Nurse/ support worker Aged/dual diagnosis/disability/mental health Years experience: 40

Nicole McGregor 2425 Admin Mental Health Intake Years experience: 2

Roderick Klei 2450 Bat. Applied Social Science Disability services Years experience: 20

Grant Cunningham 2455 DRM Spinal problems / pain Years experience: 38

Catherine Eastwood 2460 Psychologist Drug and Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 12

Belinda Oakman 2473 B.Pharm retired Retail pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Services Branch NSW Health Years experience: 40

Linda Kronich 2479 Social work, Infant mental health, Post grad dip infant mental health Years experience: 15

Christina Henry 2480 Counsellor Women's Health Years experience: 17

Terry Sandon 2481 Hospital Physical Resources Manager Hospital engineering and maintenance Years experience: 35

Kim Graves 2483 Social Worker Years experience: 5

Tony Cook 2484 Nutrition therapist, retired. Dip Health (Nutrition) Nutrition therapy Years experience: 20

Loretta O'Brien 2486 Social worker, Counsellor Young people and trauma Years experience: 7

Siouxsie Venning 2486 Clinical Psychology Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Addiction Pain Management and Trauma Years experience: 17

Maureen Lucas 2529 Registered Psychologist Private Practice Psychologist Years experience: 22

Maureen Magee 2530 Social Worker Years experience: 15

Kristin Dawson 2530 MScience (Counselling) B Social Science Counselling Years experience: 20

Nessie Barrett 2535 "Social Worker BSW, GradDip ComServ (Relt), GradDip, VET, Dip FDR" Counselling:Trauma and Sexual Assault Years experience: 30

Ian Gilfeather 2536 Mental Health Educator, Churchill Fellow Mental health and wellbeing Years experience: 20

Gaye Finch 2537 Community Worker Welfare Years experience: 30

Louisa Eastmead 2538 Psychologist Generalist counselling and Victims of Crime Years experience: 12

Renee Koonin 2540 Social Worker (M.A Social Work) Disability, poverty, impact of disadvantage on employment potential Years experience: 38

Carol Bartlett 2548 Optometrist Years experience: 42

Greg Thompson 2550 Dietitian Years experience: 35

Julie Deane 2560 General Manager Community Mental Health Years experience: 26

Bronte Teale 2560 Medical Student (Final Year) General medicine Years experience: 5

Genevieve Wicks 2571 RN Palliative Care Years experience: 45

Francine Bartlet 2575 MHSW Child, family, youth, mental health Years experience: 40

Lisa Gundish 2640 Occ Therapist, Family therapist Child and youth mental health Years experience:

Jeffrey Passlow 2725 Senior Scientist, SDMH Pathology Department (retired) Pathology Years experience:

Gretta Watson 2745 Clinical Nurse Specialist Drug and Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 22

Lyn Trindall 2777 Community Worker Community Development Years experience: 25

Susan Hannan 2777 Social Worker Years experience: 15

Jan Cregan 2780 Psychologist (retired) Mental health Years experience: 25

Maree Weir 2800 Social worker Drug and Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 19

Wies Schuiringa 2114 Social Worker Mental health Years experience: 30

Atosha Clancy 2479 Senior Social Worker Vulnerable populations Years experience: 35

Jonathan Harms 2008 CEO, Mental Health Carers NSW Mental health and famlies and carers Years experience: 8

Jim Troy 2016 Health services management Drug and Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 22

Michael Clifford 2016 BSc, BN, MPH Emergency Nursing, Public Health, Drug & Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 18

Casey Doyle 2017 Clinical Nurse Consultant Drug and Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 10

Susan Sims 2031 Physiotherapist Paediatrics Years experience: 30

Danielle Wells 2033 Social Worker Mental Health Years experience: 1

Anne-Marie Droulers 2038 BA BSocStud, Social worker Social work Years experience: 20

Uta Herzog 2041 Psychologist Mental Health Years experience: 40

Beulah Warren 2041 Psychologist Family relationships Years experience: 30

Kerri Heavens 2041 Social Worker (retired) BSW, MA, JP Drug and Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 5

Catherine Kennedy 2043 Nuclear Medicine Scientist Diagnostic Years experience: 30

Judy Unger 2070 Pharmacist (proprietor) Years experience: 20

George Dionyssopoulos 2086 Drug and Alcohol Addiction Counsellor Years experience: 4

Monica Brown 2120 Director, Mary Brown Memorial Foundation Not for profit Community and Family Support agency Years experience: 40

Colleen Kerr 2120 B App Sc Speech Pathology Brain Injuries Years experience: 25

Jennifer Fox 2131 Psychotherapist Psychology Years experience: 32

Kate Hollingsworth 2204 Social Worker, Counsellor Counselling (drug and alcohol addiction) Years experience: 7

Ilona Harsanyi 2205 Medical librarian (retired) Years experience: 20

Ilona Calin 2217 Social Worker Palliative Care Years experience: 20

Alan Peterson 2230 Field worker for Grow Mental Health Mental Health Years experience: 11

Lee Ryan 2233 Social worker, TAFE educator Mental Health, alcohol and drug addiction Years experience: 20

Loraine Kornfeld 2233 Social Worker Aged and Disability Years experience: 35

Lisa Nunan 2263 Mental Health Support worker Drug & Alcohol (addiction), Mental Health Years experience: 3

Dennis Flanagan 2291 BSc, Dip Psych (retired) Mental Health Services Years experience: 30

Cec Thompson 2291 Registered Psychologist Forensic Psychology Years experience: 35

Larissa Stone 2300 BA (Psych)(Hons), BNurs - Clinical Nurse Specialist Psychiatric Emergency Years experience: 12

Peter Muhleisen 2300 B Pharm Alcohol and Drugs (addiction) Years experience: 42

Joanne Ewart 2304 Speech Pathologist Child and Adolescent mental health Years experience: 13

Bernard Vaughan 2440 RPN Psychiatry Years experience: 31

Veronica Blakers 2456 Social Worker Counselling and social work Years experience: 10

David Horton 2474 Social Worker Homelessness Years experience: 3

Michael Gardiner 2478 Social worker (retired) Years experience: 25

Bronwen Myers 2478 Social Worker Psychological trauma, physical, domestic violence Years experience: 43

Sally Moore 2479 Public Health Professional Public Health, International Health Years experience: 30

Danielle Deidun 2480 Pharmacist Hospital Years experience: 20

Hanson Jeong 2480 MClin (Fam Ther), GDip (Couns), PGDip (Ass&Eval), BSW, BA(Psych) Adolescent metal health, trauma Years experience: 30

Mike Birch 2480 Counsellor (retired) Learning difficulties Years experience: 15

Ryan Findlay 2481 Counsellor, youth clinician Youth mental health Years experience: 2

Dassi De Wit 2483 Clinical Psychologist Trauma, Alcohol and Drugs (addiction) Years experience: 10

Deborah Bonham 2515 Social worker Domestic violence Years experience: 35

Lesley Adamson 2536 Psychologist Years experience: 26

Simon Grealy 2550 Drug & Alcohol Clinician (addiction) Years experience: 18

David Del Sole 2576 Counsellor, psychotherapist general counselling, psychotherapy Years experience: 8

Robert bearup 2576 Pharmacist (retired) Methadone programme Years experience: 50

Patrick Bearup 2576 Clinical Nurse Consultant 3 (retired) Diabetes Education: Hospital & Community based Years experience: 18

Tony Hill 2578 Dentist (retired) Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Years experience: 35

Marilyn Streat 2579 Pharmacist (retired) Retail pharmacy Years experience: 55

Cheryl Anderson 2750 Registered Psychologist Trauma, depression, anxiety Years experience: 15

Ann Morris 2777 Social Worker Sexual Health & Trauma Years experience: 40

Sue Fry 2777 BSW ; MCoun, MNSWIPP, MPPA Psychotherapy Years experience: 27

William Harvey 2778 Social worker (BSW UNSW) Mental health Years experience: 25

Sandra Warn 2779 Mental Health Social worker Mental Health Years experience: 18

There are 254 doctors, nurses and allied health professionals who have signed the open letter in VIC.

Signatures:

Associate Professor Liz Taylor 3065 MBBS; PhD; MD; GAIDC Years experience: 50

Associate Professor Anne Mijch 3104 MB Ns FRACP OAM Infectious Diseases Physician Years experience: 40

Dr Stan Capp 3000 D. Health Sciences CEO Health Services Years experience: 40

Dr Evelyn Hovenga 3002 RN PhD FACS FACHI FACN Health Informatics Years experience: 48

Dr Edward Brentnall 3006 MBBS, DObstRCOG, FRACGP, FFACEM. Emergency Medicine Years experience: 50

Dr Ian Kronborg 3011 MD Addiction medicine Years experience: 42

Dr Joel Ziffer 3031 MBBS, FRACP (child health division) General Paediatrician Years experience: 10

Dr Robert Melvin 3039 MD Emergency Medicine Years experience: 15

Dr Angelo Pagano 3040 Clinical psychologist Trauma Years experience: 25

Dr Michael Groome 3044 RN, Current Clinical Psychologist Psychological disorders Years experience: 48

Dr Stuart Haynes 3052 BPharm, MBBS, FACRRM General Practice / Community Health Years experience: 45

Dr Donald Newgreen 3055 PhD developmental biology and stem cells Years experience: 20

Dr Jane Deegan 3057 MBBS, GP Years experience: 30

Dr Sarah Cush 3068 BSc, MBBS, FRACGP Years experience: 10

Dr Margaret Bullen 3068 MB B Chir, GP Years experience: 50

Dr John Harrison 3068 MBBS (retired) Anaesthesia Years experience: 45

Dr Helen Austin 3068 MBBS, FAChPM Palliative medicine Years experience: 40

Dr Meg Montague 3070 Public health researcher Addiction, poverty, homelessness Years experience: 40

Dr Michelle Leadston 3070 MBBS, GP Years experience: 20

Dr Jane O'Grady 3078 B.Sc. (Clin. Sc.), M.H.Sc. (Osteo) Retired Osteopathy Years experience: 13

Dr Amanda Wright 3078 MBBS, GP Years experience: 30

Dr Elaine Rodgers 3079 GP Accredited pharmacotherapy prescriber Years experience: 38

Dr Mary Hughes 3079 MBBS, FRCS, FANZCR Radiation Oncology Years experience: 40

Dr Michael Schumacher 3106 Emeritus Professor Years experience: 48

Dr Christopher Andrew Mcaliece 3121 B.D.Sc Years experience: 32

Dr Ken Harvey 3122 MBBS, FRCPA, GP Public health Years experience: 50

Dr Merilyn Rees 3124 MBBS Anesthetics Years experience: 38

Dr Richard K Barnes 3126 MBBS, FANZCA Anesthetics Years experience: 30

Dr John Uren 3130 BDSc.(Melb) LDS(Vic) B.Theol. (Melb) (retired) Dentistry Years experience: 43

Dr Alex Wood 3145 MBBS, FRACS, FRCS Urology Years experience: 63

Dr Matt Harvey 3146 MBBS Policy & administration Years experience: 4

Dr Sally McIlroy 3156 MBBS, GP Years experience: 25

Dr Miriam Kuttner 3161 MB BS. FRANZCP Psychiatry Years experience: 32

Dr Fiona Cochrane 3182 MBBS, GP Years experience: 30

Dr Erin Redmond 3182 MB.BS, FRANZCP Psychiatry Years experience: 35

Dr Rebecca Overbury 3183 MBBS, FRACGP Years experience: 23

Dr Marni Rosenberg 3183 BSc, MBBS, Dip Paeds, FRACGP Years experience: 15

Dr Bruce Mitchell 3184 MBBS, MPainMed,FIPP,FACSEP,FASMF,FACSM Sports & pain medicine Years experience: 30

Dr Reuben Glass 3184 FRACP Paediatrician (Retired) Years experience: 60

Dr Margaret Beavis 3186 MBBS FRACGP MPH Years experience: 36

Dr James King 3205 MBBS, FRCSC, FRCOG, FRANZCOG Perinatal medicine Years experience: 40

Dr Kathryn Bain 3217 Health scientist, Paediatric OT Cerebral palsy/developmental disability Years experience: 45

Dr James Rossiter 3224 FRACP, FRCP Ed., MRCS, DCH. D Obst RCOG, MMSA Consultant in Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine Years experience: 42

Dr Richard Bayles 3228 PhD Health research Years experience: 15

Dr Selma Macfarlane 3352 Social work lecturer Years experience: 15

Dr Catherine Pye 3381 MBBS, FRACGP, FACRRM Years experience: 30

Dr Kate Alessia 3400 Clinical Psychologist & Social Worker Mental health Years experience: 30

Dr Louise Bettiol 3450 MBBS, DRANZCOG, FRACGP Years experience: 25

Dr Marion Oke 3461 Registered Psychologist Counselling Psychology & Family Therapy Years experience: 36

Dr Rosalie Schultz 3477 FRACGP, FARGP, FAFPHM Years experience: 20

Dr Simon Perrin 3550 MBBS FANZCA Anaesthetics Years experience: 35

Dr Regina Clark 3550 MBBS, GP Years experience: 37

Dr Peter Kuestler 3690 Anaesthetist Years experience: 35

Dr Max Wellstead 3747 MBBS FRANZCP Psychiatry Years experience: 45

Dr Bob Rich 3777 Ph.D. (psychology) Counselling Psychology Years experience: 22

Dr Malcolm Mckelvie 3823 MBBS FRACGP Years experience: 26

Dr Ann Christine Miller 3850 MB MRCP(UK) FAMAC Dip Hyp GP Pain Years experience: 40

Dr Chris Adey 3927 Mobs Hons, FRACP Paediatrician Years experience: 35

Dr Anthony Fricker 3934 Psychotherapist Acute presentation counselling/referral Years experience: 15

Dr Debra Blackmore 3067 MBBS, FRACGP Years experience: 17

Dr Timothy Moore 3000 MBBS, MPH, GP HIV and drugs (addiction) Years experience: 30

Dr Peter Higgs 3031 BSW PhD Public health Years experience: 20

Dr Suzanne Nielsen 3065 BPharm PhD MPS Addiction Years experience: 20

Dr Keri Alexander 3065 FAChAM; FRACGP; MBChB Addiction Medicine Years experience: 25

Dr William leadston 3070 MBBS FRACGP DCH Years experience: 50

Dr Philip Bliss 3123 OAM BDS LDS Dentistry Years experience: 46

Dr Guy Churchman 3141 MBBS Alcohol & Drugs (addiction) Years experience: 36

Dr Naham Warhaft 3143 MBBS. FACHAM(RACP) Addiction Years experience: 50

Dr Ruja Varon 3144 MBBS MPM FRANZCP Consultant Psychiatrist Years experience: 47

Dr Natasha Rabbidge 3182 MBBS Years experience: 25

Dr Nicole Lee 3204 PhD Alcohol & Drugs (addiction) Years experience: 26

Dr Phil Watters 3216 MBBS FRANZCOG FRCOG Obstetrics and Gynaecology Years experience: 40

Dr Katelnd Griffin 3477 MBBS Years experience: 5

Dr Arnold Beeton 3630 MBBCh DA FCA FANZCA Anaesthesia Years experience: 30

Dr Helen Anderson 3053 "Paediatrics " Paediatrics Years experience: 35

Dr Matthew Oliver 3551 "FRACS Consultant Surgeon " General Surgery Years experience: 34

Dr Kimberley Ivory 3130 "MBBS MPH BMedSc DRANZCOG " Public Health Years experience: 40

Dr, Professor Emeritus Jacques Miller 3079 AC MD PhD DSc FAA FRS Immunology Years experience: 2

EN Marie Newton 3929 Endorsed Enrolled Nurse (retired) General Practice Years experience: 8

Professor Norman Saunders 3052 MBBS, PhD Developmetal Neuroscience Years experience: 50

Professor Robyn Broadbent 3055 Professor (Youth Work) Vulnerable young people Years experience: 30

Professor Jim Hyde 3056 PhD Public Health Policy Years experience: 25

Professor Mark Creamer 3078 PhD, Clinical Psychologist Post-traumatic Mental Health Years experience: 35

Professor Don Thomson 3722 PhD, MA.LLB. EmeritusProfessor of Psychology Forensic Psychology Years experience: 53

Professor Emeritus Jacques Miller 3079 MD PhD DSc Immunology Years experience: 61

Professor Emeritus Sid Bloch 3122 FRANZCP, PhD, FRCPsych Psychiatric ethics Years experience: 5

Professor Emeritus & RN Margaret O'Connor 3103 Emeritus Professor RN DN Palliative care Years experience: 45

RN Mark Minett 3013 RN Stroke Neurology General Medicine Years experience: 10

RN Susan Budge 3013 RN RM Child and family health Years experience: 44

RN Linda Kelly 3028 RN, grad dip psychology, grad dip counselling Community nursing, Homeless Persons Program Years experience: 22

RN Annie Power 3030 RN, CNM AMS Years experience: 20

RN Russell Freemantle 3030 RN, BHSc, MN Emergency Years experience: 20

RN Suzanne Jordan 3044 RN Community nursing Years experience: 21

RN Maureen Fanning 3055 RN Community based nursing Years experience: 25

RN Dale McCabe 3072 Div 1 RN Palliative care Years experience: 30

RN Margaret Hayes 3076 RN (retired) Neurological diseases Years experience: 20

RN Kaye Stokes 3101 RN Family Planning Years experience: 30

RN Helen Vasilopoulos 3101 RN Div 1 "Clinical Nurse Consultant -Aged and Psychiatric Assessment and Diagnostic Service" Years experience: 20

RN Carol Stewart 3115 RNRM General Practice Years experience: 39

RN Cathie Alexander 3123 RN Radiology Years experience: 27

RN Audrey Aspeling 3135 RN Years experience: 45

RN Carol Smallwood 3143 RN Women's health Years experience: 40

RN Teresa Lodge 3156 RN Midwifery Years experience: 34

RN Louise Beasley 3158 RN Aged Care Years experience: 35

RN Natalie Morgan 3184 RN Genetics, Critical care Years experience: 31

RN Rachel Lopez 3190 RN Years experience: 10

RN Barbara Druce 3193 RN (retired) Years experience: 30

RN Cheryl Vine 3199 RN Emergency Years experience: 38

RN Bruce Kilby 3201 RN Psychiatry Years experience: 36

RN Martin Szymanski 3216 RN Mental health Years experience: 27

RN Christine Markulev 3285 RN (retired), Community Development Domestic violence outreach worker Years experience: 30

RN Gloria Walters 3363 RN,RPN,B AppSci Psych nurse, nurse educator Years experience: 30

RN Anne Gibson 3550 RN (retired) Palliative Care Years experience: 50

RN Deborah Smith 3673 RN Community Health Years experience: 41

RN Anne Schmitt 3820 RN, RM, M&CHN Family and Childrens' Community Services Years experience: 40

RN Tony Peck 3875 RN Education Years experience: 37

RN Naomi Campbell 3922 RN Medical, surgical Years experience: 28

RN Jan Merkel-Stol 3073 "RN, Psychologist " Mental Health Years experience: 42

RN Mal Doreian 3056 RN Alcohol & Drugs (addiction) Years experience: 33

RN Venita Ridge 3068 RN (retired) Surgical & RDNS Years experience: 44

RN Josephine Humphrys 3081 RN Palliative care Years experience: 20

RN Sharyn Dimech 3095 RN Adolescence Years experience: 20

RN Kathleen Ragheb Ragheb 3184 RN RM Emergency & Maternity Years experience: 48

RN Beverley Vance 3188 RN Aged Care Years experience: 30

RN Tess Bergin 3228 RN Community Health Years experience: 40

RN Marian Gedye 3678 RN Nursing Education, Diabetes Education Years experience: 39

RN Leah Eisen 3678 RN Regional acute hospitals and Aged Care Years experience: 34

RN Pauline Scott 3691 RN District nurse Years experience: 40

RN Marie Louise Whelan 3799 RN, MHN Mental Health Years experience: 30

RN Karen Sutherland 3820 RN (retired) General nurse, aged care Years experience: 40

RN Ian Jordan 3461 RN, Psychiatric Nurse (retired) Years experience: 30

RN Elizabeth Goodwin 3555 RN, social worker, post graduate dip. Psychotherapy (forensic and borderline personality) Years experience: 52

RN, RPN Madeleine Wilson 3220 RN, RPN Psychiatry, Alcohol & Drugs (addiction) Years experience: 50

Mark Dowling 3195 Hospital Chaplain Years experience: 10

Jean Allison 3000 FRCA FANZCA FHKCA Anaesthesia Years experience: 42

Des Smith 3139 Health Worker Eastern Region Melbourne Years experience: 17

Jennifer Zalewski 3004 Master in Counselling Drug and Alcohol (addiction), Anxiety and Depression Years experience: 4

Winsome Thomas 3004 "Psychologist " Counselling Years experience: 20

Zoe Krupka 3011 Lecturer, Psychotherapist Counselling, Risk Assessment Years experience: 12

Soraya Christensen 3015 "BSW, Grad Dip policy human services. Family services practitioner " Complexand vulnerable families Years experience: 30

Robyn Lutze 3022 "Social Worker " Disability Years experience: 20

Linda Allen 3028 "Social worker, AOD and Gambling Counsellor " Poverty, addiction Years experience: 30

Jennifer Castledine 3046 "Social Worker " Mental Health Years experience: 15

Dianne Kelly 3053 BScHealth (Hons) Nutrition and Families, Society and Health Years experience: 3

Heather Gridley 3055 FAPS Community and Counselling Psychology Years experience: 35

Veronica Sinclair 3055 Mental Health Social Worker Counselling Years experience: 30

Rhonda Attwood 3055 "Clinical Psychologist " Depression and Anxiety Years experience: 35

Barbary Clarke 3056 "PhD student " Medical Sociology Years experience:

Mary Panagopoulos 3065 "Social Worker " Chronic Disease Years experience: 18

Meredith Kefford 3068 "Former Manager Community Health, Department of Human Servcies Vicotria, CEO Brunswick Community Health Centre (now retired)' " Community, Primary health care Years experience: 26

David Tomkins 3070 Medical Scientist Clinical Neurophysiology Years experience: 26

Astrid Werner 3070 Pharmacist Clinical pharmacy Years experience: 30

Robert Metzke 3071 "BSc, BEng. Project Manager " Medical Device and Diagnostics development Years experience: 10

Barbara Baker 3072 "Social Worker - AccMAASW " Community Health Years experience: 20

Amy Rose 3073 "Social Worker " Mental Health Years experience: 7

Kay Noske 3081 "Occupational Therapist " Rehabilitation Years experience: 42

Tamsin Baker 3089 "Social Worker " Therapist Years experience: 19

Cathie Nederveen 3095 "Family Violence Service Co-ordinator " Family Violence Years experience: 18

Tim McCoy 3095 "M Physio " Private, General Years experience: 16

Simone Rosenberg 3103 "Psychoanalyst " Mental health Years experience: 40

Olive Aumann 3113 "General Manager Consumer Directed Services " Public Health, Needle & Syringe Programs, Nursing Years experience: 40

Ross Ollquist 3122 "Pharmaceutical Chemist " Preventative Health Years experience: 60

Lanying (Jenny) Zhang 3124 "Remedial Massage " Therapy Centre management Years experience: 30

Rosslyn Chandler 3127 "Psychotherapist " Trauma loss and grief Years experience: 40

Jennifer Evans 3130 "Social Worker (retired) " Health and Family Welfare Years experience: 20

Donna Bartlett 3130 "B Pharm " Medical Education Years experience: 32

Ray Johnson 3133 Pharmacist (retired) Years experience: 47

Elaine Atkins 3133 "Microbiologist & Lawyer " Microbiology, Biochemistry, Haematology Years experience: 45

Brian Mier 3140 BHA, TSTC - Health Promoter and Educator Men's Health Years experience: 20

William Temple 3141 "Diploma of Physiotherapy (retired) " General Years experience: 35

Jenny Meagher 3145 " Speech Pathologist " Paediatric Years experience: 20

Anne Sinclair 3146 "Master Psychology, Clinical Psychologist " Trauma, Depression, Anxiety Years experience: 40

David Hillman 3150 "Hospital Pharmacist (retired) " Clinical Pharmacy Years experience: 37

Sandra Betts 3160 "B.AppSc.Physiotherapy (recently non-practicing)" Rehabilitation and Private Practice Years experience: 27

Conrad Hauser 3163 "Clinical Psychologist " Drug and Alcohol (addiction), Mental Health Years experience: 30

Lena Dimopoulos 3166 Gerontologist Aged care Years experience: 32

Kylie Dickers 3167 "Provisional Psychologist " Counselling Years experience: 5

Geom Fremouw 3182 "EEN " Neurology, Rehab Years experience: 19

Duncan MacKay 3184 "Support Worker " Homelessness/Mental Health Years experience: 10

Anne Sabato 3186 "Master of Pharmacy (Hons) " Community Pharmacy Years experience: 40

Kerry Rieve 3186 "Physiotherapist " Rehabititation Years experience: 40

Alan White 3191 "Grad Dip Counselling " Counsellor Years experience: 30

Catherine Smith 3196 "BSW, B Arts Psychology & Humanities " Psychiatric Rehab Years experience: 12

David Parker 3198 "Out of Home Care Manager " Emergency accomodation Years experience: 25

Maree Benham 3199 Social Worker Drug & Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 20

Debra Barrow 3205 "Senior Manager " Aged Care Years experience: 30

Cynthia O'Keefe 3216 "BSc, MA, DipEd, MASM (retired) " Microbiology Years experience: 38

Jess Boccia 3216 " Social Worker " Family Violence and Sexual Assault Years experience: 11

Stephen Burton 3228 "Social Worker " Recurring homelessness Years experience: 7

Ewan Hanmer 3231 "Occupational Therapist " Community Health Years experience: 30

Gerry Leonard 3305 "Mental Health Nurse " Mental Health Years experience: 38

Dodie McIver 3352 "Community Engagement Officer " Homelessness Years experience: 5

Therese Murphy 3434 "Family Therapist and Reiki practitioner " Women and children, mental health Years experience: 28

Peter Pinney 3444 "BA (Hons) MEdSt. GradDipFamTher. Psychologist " "Trauma " Years experience: 30

Susanne Doherty 3444 "Social Worker/ Child Psychotherapist " Child and Adolescent Mental Health Years experience: 30

Anne Perkins 3462 "Medical Physicist, BSc (Hons), MSc, QMPS, MACPSEM " Radiation Oncology Medical Physics Years experience: 28

Michelle Zmarzly 3501 "Mental Health Practitioner " Mental Health Years experience: 30

Diana O'Neil 3550 "OAM, Social worker " Child and Family Years experience: 45

Rhonda Friswell 3550 "Psychologist " Drug & Alcohol (addiction), Prison Work, Trauma Years experience: 30

Christine Nunn 3631 AOD Catchment Planner Addiction Years experience: 20

Maureen Frances 3634 MSc (psychology) Drug & Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 20

Janet Gillson 3665 Community Nurse (retired) Family Health Education Years experience: 30

Jackie Cesnik 3722 Vocational Trainer Health and Community services Years experience: 20

Janina Papas 3723 Grad.Dip Ed.Studies in Learning Diffs. The Extra Lesson Years experience: 16

Sandra Davidson 3747 MSW social worker (retired) Mental Health of older people Years experience: 25

Bente Jobsz 3823 Social Work Addiction, Families,Young People and Children Years experience: 50

Brian Reed 3892 B. Pharmacy Community Pharmacy Years experience: 45

Renee Gleeson 3931 Dietitian Aged care and rehabilitation Years experience: 15

Glen Ward 3939 MICA Paramedic Paramedicine Years experience: 22

Jan Campbell 3977 Palliative Care worker (retired) Palliative care Years experience: 40

Lyn Bender 3000 "Psychologist " Counselling Years experience: 30

Anne Moore 3000 M.Sc.Psychologist (Retired) Psychology Years experience: 20

Sharon Anderson 3004 BA (psych) Grad DipMental Health Science Psychology Years experience: 20

Vivien Smith 3021 Pathology Assistant Pathology testing Years experience: 10

Sue Oliver 3030 Psychologist General clinician Years experience: 8

Barbara Woods 3032 Mental health clinician adolescent mental health Years experience: 30

Ozan Yildrim 3043 Rehabilitation Counsellor Rehabilitation Years experience: 3

Lenny Leonedas 3056 Support Worker (mental health) Mental Health Years experience: 4

James Ingram 3065 Student MBBS (ongoing), BMedSc(Hons) Years experience: 3

Matthew Landers 3081 Ward clerk Rehab Years experience: 3

Jessica Davis 3095 Social Worker Mental Health Years experience: 15

Andrew Tauro 3103 "Specialist physician " Nuclear medicine Years experience: 28

Helena McCallum 3104 Psychologist Trauma, depression anxiety Years experience: 25

Margaret Brumley 3106 Physiotherapist (retired) Acute hospital care Years experience: 48

Robyn Youlten 3129 Health services volunteer Cancer Years experience: 10

Jill Heydon 3150 Nurse Therapist Allied Health, Psychiatric Hospital Years experience: 11

Joanna Young 3181 Psychologist, BA (Psych, Post Grad Dip Psych, Grad Dip Psychotherapy, Diploma Drug and Alcohol Work Addiction Years experience: 10

Lyn Biner 3184 Social worker Young womens refuge Years experience: 6

Rachel Chiodo 3184 Psychologist Counselling Years experience: 25

Ruth Frommer 3187 "Occupational Therapy " Physical Rehabilitation and wellbeing Years experience: 30

Diana Wright 3188 Nurse Patient care Years experience: 20

Robbi chaplin 3191 Social worker, formr CEO health service Community Health Years experience: 27

Elizabeth Walsh 3191 Health Support Worker (retired) Years experience: 27

Iren Citler 3193 Ma. Psychotherapy Addiction and manual health Years experience: 15

Kit Penfold 3196 Pharmacist Methadone and buprenorphine programmes Years experience: 50

Ann Simic 3199 BA., Grad.Dip.Ed., M.Ed.(Counselling), Dip.Clin.Hyp., Adv.Cert. Counselling Years experience: 20

Alanna Dempsey 3221 RPN Mental Health & Addiction Years experience: 30

Marjan Geertsema 3235 M.Clin. Psych., M.Crim (Forensic Psych.) Trauma and Substance Use Disorders (addiction) Years experience: 20

Julie Wallis 3260 Forensic AOD Assessor Forensic, Addiction Years experience: 25

Judith Bancroft 3429 MCouns (retired) Counselling Years experience: -

Rhonda Collins 3463 Educational Consultant Gifted Education/Welfare Years experience: 25

Rosemary Porter 3550 Social worker Counselling/ art therapist Years experience: 27

Jo Jo Keogh 3677 Psychiatric Enrolled Nurse Mental health Years experience: 6

Marie Williams 3690 Social worker (education, family therapy) Mental health Years experience: 22

Barbara Taylor 3722 B.Bus Drug & Alcohol (addiction), Mental health Years experience: 40

Gary Croton 3747 RPN MHSc Mental health, addiction Years experience: 43

Peter Cash 3749 RPN Mental health and addiction Years experience: 43

Margaret Cooper 3760 "Mental health social worker " Drug & Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 30

Elizabeth Nunn 3765 "Youth and Drug and Alcohol Counsellor " Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug addiction Years experience: 15

David Sutherland 3820 Paramedic (retired) Clinical instructor Years experience: 28

Robin Martin 3902 RPN, b.b.sc Psychiatric criminology Years experience: 10

Tanja Kahl 3918 Dental Assistant Public/Community dental Years experience: 30

Anthony Merrett 3934 "Registered Nurse " Mental Health & Alcohol and Drug addiction Years experience: 35

Frank Rayner 3943 Social worker (retired) Care facilities Years experience: 14

There are 125 doctors, nurses and allied health professionals who have signed the open letter in QLD.

Signatures:

Dr Jen Lockwood 4030 Doctor Psychiatry Years experience: 30

Dr Robert Purssey 4031 MBBS FRANZCP Psychiatry Years experience: 30

Dr Ruth Barker 4059 MBBS RACP Paedaitrics Years experience: 25

Dr Helen Kerr 4068 FRACGP FRACP Addiction Medicine Years experience: 40

Dr Sarah Buckley 4070 MB, ChB, Dip Obst General Practice Years experience: 10

Dr Philip Stowell 4101 MBBS (London) General Practice Years experience: 40

Dr Tamara Weerasinghe 4101 MBBS Psychiatry, Skin Cancer Years experience: 20

Dr Ness Spiller 4120 Clinical Psychologist Clinical Psychology Years experience: 19

Dr David King 4121 MBBS, FRACGP Years experience: 34

Dr Giselle Cramond 4122 GP (MBBS FRACGP DCH) Years experience: 20

Dr Rachel Maywald 4170 MBBS, FRCPA. Senior medical officer Pathology Years experience: 10

Dr Joseph England 4170 MBBS MD Paediatrics Years experience: 6

Dr Katherine Cullerton 4171 PhD, MPH, BSc Public health Years experience: 15

Dr Karin Hage 4178 "GP " Years experience: 25

Dr Dianne Moses 4217 MBBS Family medicine and medical education Years experience: 49

Dr Thomas Snow 4217 FRANZCR Radiologist Radiology Years experience: 20

Dr Sandra Sewell 4272 BA, BSW, PhD Community development Years experience: 30

Dr Colin Campey 4509 MBBS, GP Years experience: 40

Dr Bill Meyers 4550 MBBS DipRACOG FAMAC Years experience: 34

Dr Angela Earls 4551 MB.,BCh.,BAO.,DCH (retired) Years experience: 42

Dr Fiona McCormick 4655 B.Med, FRACGP Years experience: 21

Dr Michael Williams 4740 MBBS FRACP MMedSci Consultant Paediatrician Years experience: 44

Dr Robert Teunisse 4810 FRACGP Skin cancer medicine and surgery Years experience: 17

Dr Khaldoon Alsaee 4817 MB BCh FRANZCP FFPMANZCA Psychiatry/Pain medicine Years experience: 10

Dr Sue Cory 4870 GP Years experience: 34

Dr Una Stephenson 4878 FRANZCP Psychiatry Years experience: 40

Dr Peter Pohlner 4035 MBBS, FRACS. GCM Cardio-thoracic Surgery Years experience: 51

Dr Andrew Redmond 4059 FRACP, Physician Infectious Diseases Years experience: 20

Dr Tracy Schrader 4121 MBBS MPH GP, Drug and Alcohol (addiction), Sexual Health Years experience: 34

Dr Anne-Thea McGill 4169 MBChB, PhD, GP Human Evolutionary Biology & Eating Disorders Years experience: 30

Dr Caro Harvey 4171 MBBS, MPH, FRACGP Indigenous health Years experience: 30

Dr Bronwyn Mueller 4178 MBBS, FRACGP, DRANZCOG Years experience: 26

Dr Sue Bettison 4212 "Ph.D. " Disability Years experience: 53

Professor Jenny Doust 4060 BMBS PhD FRACGP General practice, Evidence based medicine Years experience: 22

RDR Kay Ashby-McBryde 4568 MBBS(Hons) BSc Dip Ed FRACGP General Practice Years experience: 40

RN Julie Kraak 4123 Clinical Nurse Child Health Years experience: 35

RN Phil Browne 4005 RN Years experience: 33

RN Sharon March 4006 RN Years experience: 30

RN Nicole Farnsworth 4051 RN Infectious Diseases Years experience: 5

RN Sally Whiting 4059 RN Palliative Care Years experience: 23

RN Jan White 4209 RN, Midwife Midwifery Years experience: 47

RN Pamela Fox 4211 RN (retired) Rehab Years experience: 43

RN Johanne Rosed 4223 RN Medical and Surgical Years experience: 20

RN Nell Baker 4507 RN (retired) Mental Health, Substance Dependence, Addiction Years experience: 52

RN Noelene Baker 4507 RN (retired) Mental Health, Substance Dependence, Addiction Years experience: 52

RN Marlene Lear 4562 Registered Nurse Grad Dip Addiction Studies (UQ) Drug and Alcohol (addiction) Years experience:

RN Scott McGuigan 4566 Cancer care Years experience: 15

RN Jade Goodfellow 4655 GP Years experience: 5

RN Ann Robinson 4670 RN/EM Midwifery Years experience: 40

RN David Abraham 4700 RN Mental health Years experience: 40

RN Wendy Clement 4740 RN Remote health Years experience: 42

RN Deborah Mackenzie 4870 RN Cancer Years experience: 35

RN Cara Stronach 4881 RN Rural health Years experience: 3

RN Kathleen Lacaze-langtree 4883 RN MACN Primary Health Care Years experience: 42

RN Elaine Bruce 4887 RN midwife (retired) Community Years experience: 40

RN Robyn Allison 4061 RN General medical and surgical Years experience: 9

RN Michael Hall 4118 RN & Clinical Midwife Maternity Years experience: 27

RN Margaret Fielder 4305 RN Years experience: 45

RN Leonie Reid 4556 RN peri-operative Years experience: 27

RN Liz Thornton 4565 RN (retired) volunteer with Family Drug Support (addiction) Years experience: 25

RN Stewart Brig 4680 RN Emergency medicine Years experience: 15

RN Angela Fyfe 4285 RN Community Nursing Years experience: 53

RN Stephen Bone 4053 "RN. MHN. " Mental health nursing Years experience: 35

RN Peggy Manton-williams 4165 RN (team leader) AOD Prevention, addiction Years experience: 30

Margot Saini 4560 Dietitian Years experience: 35

Caterina Schulz 4650 Social Worker Child Protection Years experience: 28

Colleen Rowe 4006 Occupational therapist Mental health Years experience: 30

Tracey Nayler 4011 BPharm, GDipClinPharm Advanced generalist, clinical pharmacy Years experience: 25

Charmaine Ferris 4017 ENAS Dementia Years experience: 17

Roger Gaven 4030 BA BSW Drug and Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 35

Leonie Seedsman 4037 Occupational Therapist Senior B.AppSc Aged Care Years experience: 24

Roz Kennedy 4053 AIN/Personal Carer Aged care Years experience: 13

Donna Gray 4054 Senior Social Worker Psychiatric Mental Health Service Years experience: 18

Lindy D'Arcy 4059 Social Worker Early intervention parenting clinician Years experience: 30

Valda Dorries 4060 Occupational Therapist Mental health Years experience: 35

Sandra Young 4066 BA SocWork General Social Work Years experience: 9

Lody Levy 4069 Accredited Mental Health Social Worker Mental Health Years experience: 30

Clifford Leong 4101 Fellow, Australian Psychological Society Clinical Psychology Years experience: 52

Bridget Appleyard 4103 MPH Epidemiology Years experience: 16

Nicole Parker-Thow 4105 EEN Specialist Outpatient's Department Years experience: 20

Cath Boyle 4121 B Science App, Diploma Reflexology Cancer support and community healthcare Years experience: 25

Mark Oldfield 4221 Pharmacist General Medicine Years experience: 31

Diane Wicks 4271 CN Nursing Years experience: 26

Rayleen O'Hare 4305 "Master of Counselling, B. Social Science Dip. Appl/Science telephone Counsellor Life Line" Trauma Counselling Years experience: 41

Raelene Flood 4305 Social Worker Mental Health Years experience: 15

Loretta Beekhuyzen 4305 CN Emergency Years experience: 45

Alan Bartlett 4350 Psychologist Depression, Anxiety, Mental Health Years experience: 15

Roger Hawcroft 4350 DipT, Bed, M.App.Sc. (LIM) , AALIA Health librarianship Years experience: 13

Fiona Louise 4551 Welfare support worker Harm Reduction, drug and alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 15

Christine Hegerty 4552 Social Worker Chronic Conditions Years experience: 25

Drew Nichols 4552 BIT Healthcare worker Years experience: 2

Christine Butler 4554 M Analytic Psych Counsellor Mental Health Years experience: 17

Susan Scholtz 4555 BSpThy Speech Pathology Years experience: 40

Paula Jardine 4556 Dual Diagnosis Therapist Drug and Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 6

Lorraine Esbensen 4567 BSW Years experience: 9

Carolyn Holland 4655 Psychologist (retired) Psychology Years experience: 6

Karen Tomlinson 4703 Team leader, Postgrad Child safety, sexual assault Years experience: 15

Josephine Prowse 4802 Diploma Physiotherapy Orthopedics Years experience: 30

Jenny Deal 4810 RPN MentalHealth Years experience: 40

Jacqui McLellan 4012 NP Sexual and reproductive health Years experience: 33

Kerry Lawrence 4060 Social Worker Counselling Years experience: 20

Suzanne Kidman 4061 Psychologist Adolescents, addiction Years experience: 34

Cassie Davis 4065 Psychologist Alcohol and Drug (addiction) Years experience: 12

Luke Murray 4068 "Ba Soc. Science, Diversionary Activities Co-ordinator, Australian Red Cross (former)" Homeless youth Years experience: 7

Darrilyn Watson-Will 4069 Radiotherapist (retired) Radiotherapy Years experience: 12

Al Short 4069 MPH Behavior Change Years experience: 10

Malcolm Campbell 4101 Masters Social Work Youth homelessness, Child Safety, Mental Illness Years experience: 34

Margaret Keegel 4104 Registered Psychologist Counselling Years experience: 10

Michael Hanvin 4127 "Social worker " Families Years experience:

Tonia Walden 4152 Medical Laboratory Scientist Pathology Years experience: 25

Anna Collett 4159 Dual Diagnosis Therapist Alcohol and Drugs (addiction), Mental Health Years experience: 1

Lyndel Whitehouse 4173 B.Pharm (retired) Community Pharmacy Years experience: 42

Cat Helliwell 4215 M.Pharm Clinical Pharmacist Disability Years experience: 10

Richard Vere 4305 Paramedic Emergency medicine Years experience: 30

Anne Schofield 4573 Treatment Team Leader, BA/Dip Ed, Grad Cert Health, ACA Alcohol & Drugs (addiction) Years experience: 20

Ros Blackwood 4670 "Post Graduate Diploma of Applied Science (Nursing). Degree in Applied Science (Speech Pathology)" Speech Pathology Years experience: 30

Corey Dern 4700 Harm Reduction Officer Alcohol & Drugs (addiction) Years experience: 12

Maxine Godley 4740 Support Worker Alcohol & Drugs (addiction) Years experience: 9

Michael Breen 4825 CNA/CMA Direct Patient Care. Medication dispenser Years experience: 13

Yvonne Rieper 4873 Prison Officer, Carer, (retired) Disability Cert III, Years experience: 3

Tom Braun 4878 Nursing Officer 2 Clinical Nurse Mental Health Years experience: 23

Mark McGowan 4005 Health Professional Pathology Years experience: 40

Luke Murray 4068 "Ba Soc. Science, Diversionary Activities Co-ordinator " Homeless youth Years experience: 7

Jean Edwards 4151 "Soc Sc counsellor " Alcohol & Drugs (addiction) Years experience: 30

Judith Allen 4670 Women's Health "Years experience: " 40

There are 74 doctors, nurses and allied health professionals who have signed the open letter in QLD.

Signatures:

Dr Suzanne Mcevoy 6000 MBBS, FAFPHM, MAppEpid, PhD Public health Years experience: 22

Dr Jennifer Cramer 6005 RN DipTPH MNA PhD Years experience: 40

Dr Jane Ralls 6006 MBBS, MRCGP(UK), DCCH, GP Mental health Years experience: 30

Dr George Crisp 6007 MBBS MRCGP, GP Years experience: 30

Dr Anthony Jebb 6008 MD (retired) Years experience: 40

Dr Carol Pocock 6008 M.B., B.Chir., DA Medical Gynaecology Years experience: 50

Dr Richard Yin 6008 General Practitioner Years experience: 30

Dr Trudy Rosenwald 6082 PhD Trauma and torture; Community Psychology Years experience: 37

Dr Michael Light 6107 MBBS FRACGP Years experience: 17

Dr Lisa Caputo 6150 MBBS Intensive Years experience: 1

Dr John Darby 6156 MBBS, GP Years experience: 43

Dr Stanton Smith-Cazaly 6171 Senior registrar Emergency Medicine Years experience: 7

Dr Bill Castleden 6285 Associate Professor of Surgery (retired) Vascular Surgery Years experience: 30

Dr Chloe Lovelidge 6285 MBBS FASPsych Med Mental health Years experience: 46

Dr John Collis 6285 "MB.BS B.Sc FACRRM " General Practice Years experience: 37

Dr Erica Stokes 6333 MBBS (retired) General Practice Years experience: 40

Dr Elaine Ledgerwood 6103 "BSc(OT) " Occupational Therapist Years experience: 15

Dr John Carroll 6014 Clinical Psychologist (retired) Mental health Years experience: 20

Dr Stella Budrikis 6050 Medical officer (retired) Drug and alcohol addiction services Years experience: 7

Dr Janene Mannerheim 6059 MBBS Hyperbaric Med. Hyperbaric Med & GP Years experience: 47

Dr Daniel Fatovich 6151 MBBS FACEM PhD Emergency Medicine Years experience: 34

Dr Annette Johnson 6280 MBBS GP Years experience: 35

Professor Peter McEvoy 6151 "BSc(hons) MPsych(clin) PhD " Clinical Psychology Years experience: 15

RN Alyce Jackson 6014 "RN " Emergency Medicine Years experience: 6

RN Anne Warwick 6018 "RN " Education Years experience: 40

RN Shannon Laws 6026 "RN " General Medical/Surgical Years experience: 18

RN Nolene Molloy 6064 "RN " Palliative Care Years experience: 25

RN Lyn Sykes 6076 "SRN " Mental Health Years experience: 37

RN Alecia Christy 6084 "R.N. " Acute Nursing Years experience: 40

RN Pat Best 6111 RN, school nurse, helpline, carer Years experience:

RN Sam Harvey 6163 "RN " Maternity Years experience: 30

RN Peter Wall 6211 "RN MN MACN " Education Years experience: 35

RN Susanna Kemp 6255 "RN, Midwife " Rural hospital Years experience: 30

RN Scott McGuinness 6286 "RN " Emergency medicine Years experience: 12

RN Cathy Watson 6330 "RN/M " Community (school/sexual health) Years experience: 33

RN Josephine Bodey 6535 "RN (retired) " General medecine and emergency care Years experience: 46

RN Dianne Lee 6163 RN, Community Mental Health Nurse Psychiatry Years experience: 38

RN Kim Hanning 6765 RN General Practice Years experience: 45

RN/ RM Liz Bartley 6014 "RN, RM " Community Years experience: 40

Karen Hall 6007 "Clinical and counselling psychologist " Trauma, Mental health Years experience: 35

Gisela Faull 6007 "Community support worker " Home care Years experience: 15

George Samuel 6009 "Social Worker (retired) " Child Protection and family counselling Years experience: 35

Zyron Krupenia 6019 Clinical psychologist Years experience: 30

Colin Strover 6019 "BA, Dip Soc Stud " State govt public welfare Years experience: 25

Barbara Daniels 6024 "Consumer Representative Health Consumers Council of WA " Consumer Involvement in Health Research Years experience: 15

Lee Goddard-Williams 6050 Clinical psychologist Psychotherapy, adults and young people Years experience: 42

Nicholas Hastings-James 6053 Social worker Youth Health Years experience: 28

Estelle Hayler 6054 Clinical nurse level 2 (retired) Nursing Years experience: 50

Josie Brown 6055 Psychologist Drug and Alcohol addiction, Organisational Years experience: 35

Barbara Donati 6062 Medical laboratory scientist Pathology, Hospital Quality Assurance Years experience: 30

Yvonne Duffield 6063 Lecturer ASL1 Health/Aboriginal health Years experience: 46

Matt Reichard 6102 "Nurse " Mental Health Years experience: 5

Brian Donovan 6112 Optometrist Bsc. (Hons) MBCO Optometry Years experience: 38

Noni Walker 6155 MPH AOD Policy, addiction Years experience: 35

Michael Scott 6155 Counsellor Substance abuse, addiction Years experience: 34

Rebecca Winter 6156 BPsych; BA Hons, Dip FA, Dip Teach. Psychology Years experience: 15

Michael Gawned 6158 Speech pathologist Paediatrics, adult speech pathology Years experience: 44

Madeline Day 6162 Senior social worker Perinatal Mental Health Years experience: 10

Stephanie Jones 6163 Clinical psychologist Mental Health Years experience: 30

Bijou Whitbread 6164 Senior social worker Hospitals Years experience: 15

Megan Smith 6168 Occupational therapist Mental Health Years experience: 10

Peter John Francis 6210 B.App.Sc.(Social Work) Post Grad. Dip (Addiction Studies) Drug and alcohol addiction Years experience: 4

Katrin Menard 6253 Personal carer Disability and Elderly Years experience: 30

Richard Taylor 6566 Clinical psychologist Mental health Years experience: 40

Carol Bolton 6910 M App Psych Clinical Psychology Years experience: 30

Pippin Margaria 6007 BSW (retired) Community paediatrics Years experience: 30

Dina Lewis 6008 M. Psych Families, Couples, Depression Years experience: 30

Muriel White 6026 Psychotherapist Mental health Years experience: 10

Sally Thomas 6054 Clinical psychologist Complex trauma Years experience: 10

Julian David 6063 Social trainer Disability Years experience: 6

Chris McDonald 6157 Former director, WA Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies Prevention and treatment research Years experience: 20

Rhona Low 6162 Pharmacist Community Years experience: 40

Julia Mateljan 6041 "Social Worker BSW.MA.JP " Drug Addiction Years experience: 5

Sharon Ditchburn 6148 Workforce Development Drug Addiction Years experience: 15

There are 70 doctors, nurses and allied health professionals who have signed the open letter in SA.

Signatures:

Dr Jane Boroky 5007 BDS Dentistry Years experience: 30

Dr Malgorzata Schmidt MD, PhD 5011 MD, PhD, post-doc Johns Hopkins Human Genetics Years experience: 37

Dr Eric Sando 5022 MBBS MRCGP DA Years experience: 40

Dr Judith Dwyer 5031 PhD Health care policy and management Years experience: 30

Dr Victoria Wade 5041 BSc, M Psych, BMBS, PhD General Practice Years experience: 35

Dr David Parsons 5049 PhD Respiratory Medicine Years experience: 30

Dr Gwyn Jolley 5062 PhD (retired) Public Health Years experience: 20

Dr Lauren McLean 5062 MD Years experience: 10

Dr Margaret Taylor 5064 MBBS, BSc Pain Years experience: 44

Dr David Everett 5064 MBBS, FRACP Paediatrics Years experience: 40

Dr Winston Storer 5067 MBBS Emergency Medicine Years experience: 9

Dr Julia Hanna 5068 MBBS FRANZCP Psychiatry Years experience: 20

Dr Vanda Rounsefell 5070 PhD, MB, BS, CTA, ITAA, GP Trustee Emeritus, AA Australia (AA itself has no opinion on this external matter) Years experience: 54

Dr Jenny Gunn 5082 MBBS, FRACGP Years experience: 31

Dr Chris Juttner 5153 MBBS, BMedSci, FRACP Clinical Hematologist, Stem Cell Researcher Years experience: 48

Dr Graeme McLeay 5154 MBBS FANZCA Anaesthesia Years experience: 45

Dr Charles Schembri 5174 MD, DPM, MRCPsych., FRANZCP Psychiatry Years experience: 45

Dr Ian Darnton Hill 5291 AO, MBBS, PhD, MPH, FAFPHM Public Health Years experience: 50

Dr Jacinta Johnson 5047 BPharm(Hons) PhD Pharmacotherapeutics Years experience: 10

Dr Astrid Usher 5051 BPharm(Hons) PhD Mental Health Years experience: 32

Dr Rose Ekanayake 5070 MBBS, FRACGP Years experience: 20

Dr Ted Cleary 5073 MD BS FRACP, Academic Physician (retired) Years experience: 55

Dr Llana Hamilton 5089 GP (retired) Years experience: 40

Dr Jason Garrood 5152 MBBS Psychotherapy Years experience: 48

Dr Judith Hamel 5201 GP Alcohol & Drugs (addiction) Years experience: 37

Dr Thomas Manthorpe 5606 GP (retired) Counselling & medical hypnotherapy Years experience: 45

Dr Paul Hyam 5000 GP Alcohol & Drugs (addiction) Years experience: 34

Dr Norman James 5066 MD Psychiatry Years experience: 46

Emeritus Professor John Willoughby 5214 MBBS PhD FRACP Neurology Years experience: 50

Professor Fran Baum 5022 AO, PhD Public Health Years experience: 35

Professor Hubertus Paul Anton Jersmann 5065 Respiratory and Sleep Years experience: 33

Professor Bob Seamark 5173 PhD Medical research Years experience: 50

RN Zoe Yates 5033 RN Flight nurse, Midwife, Critical care Years experience: 11

RN Wendy Margaret Roberts 5050 RN (retired) Cardiology, Rehab Years experience: 13

RN Kerry Lapworth 5051 RN Mental Health Years experience: 30

RN Rose Ousey 5072 RN Alcohol & Drugs (addiction) Years experience: 35

RN Felicity Green 5097 RN Mental Health Years experience: 38

RN Christine Duigan 5154 RN Women's Health Years experience: 34

RN Barbara Mary Ewens 5222 RN (retired) Emergency, Renal, Obstetrics & Administration Years experience: 43

RN Maxine Foster 5290 RN Agency Years experience: 45

RN Dianne Longson 5043 RN, MN Education Years experience: 35

RN Liz Green 5069 RN (retired) Palliative Care, Alcohol & Drugs (addiction) Years experience: 37

RN Corrie Vanderhoek 5167 RN Aged care Years experience: 40

Paul Laris 5022 BASW, MPH Health program evaluation and medical professional regulation Years experience: 40

Elizabeth Becker 5045 Social Work Community health Years experience: 31

Diana Waters 5051 B. App. Sc. (Occupational Therapy) Adult rehabilitation Years experience: 30

Harriet de Kok 5067 BN Public health Years experience: 5

Julieanne Bingham 5070 Bachelor of Social Work. Disability\Child protection Years experience:

Brian Dallow 5097 Counsellor Emergency Relief Years experience: 22

Betty Fawcett 5107 RN BA Social Work (retired) Palliative Social Work Years experience: 45

Peter Bleby 5141 Master of Social Work Family Therapy Years experience: 28

Anne Magarey 5162 Project Manager (retired) Public Health Years experience: 15

Adrian Watkins 5251 Social worker (retired) Child protection Years experience: 49

Andrew Shouksmith 5262 Paramedic Emergency Ambulance Years experience: 36

Catheriine Treskow 5291 Social Worker Alcohol and drug addiction Clinician Years experience: 25

Christine de Brenni 5353 BPharm, art therapist, palliative care volunteer Aged care Years experience: 35

Michael Lilburn 5472 Social Worker (in-home care) Disabled youth Years experience: 20

YiZhong Zhuang 5000 "BSc BMBS(Hons) Movement Disorders Fellow " Adult neurology Years experience: 7

Tony Walsh 5034 Psychologist Clinical Neuropsychology Years experience: 42

Anita South 5038 PhC (retired) Pharmacy, community methadone programme Years experience: 35

Sheffield Kane 5042 Psychologist Alcohol & Drugs (addiction) Years experience: 2

Ingrid Vogelzang 5061 Health Project Officer Whole of health system Years experience: 40

Janet McLeod 5063 Psychologist, Family Therapist. (Retired) Developmental Psychology, Family Therapy Years experience: 23

Vera Shaul 5073 Psychologist General Psychology Years experience: 41

Robin Mutton 5085 RGN, RPN, DipAppSc, BNsg (retired) Mental Health Years experience: 36

Kathy Inverarity 5152 Social worker, counsellor Emergency & community mental health Years experience: 40

Kylie Hull 5155 NSP operator & health care worker Information, education & harm reduction Years experience: 11

Christopher Colyer 5155 Former manager Prison Drug Unit (addiction) Years experience: ?

Karen Hammat 5203 BA MPsych Clinical Psychologist Community psychology practice Years experience: 35

Rhett McDonald 5277 Therapeutic Counsellor Counselling Years experience: 10

There are 38 doctors, nurses and allied health professionals who have signed the open letter in TAS.

Signatures:

Clinical Associate Professor Adrian Reynolds 7008 Clinical Director Addiction Medicine Years experience: 37

Dr Clare Smith 7000 GP Years experience: 30

Dr Kate Bendall 7000 MBBS, FRACGP Years experience: 7

Dr Sara Maloney 7004 MBBS, FRACGP, FACRRM Years experience: 12

Dr Nevlle Ludbey 7004 GP Years experience: 45

Dr Moira Conley 7007 MBBS, GP Years experience: 28

Dr Derek Ashby 7050 MD, GP Years experience: 35

Dr Josephine Carter 7050 MBBS, GP Years experience: 40

Dr Jean Ledingham 7054 M.B.,Ch.B. Dip. Obst, GP Years experience: 40

Dr David Cull 7112 Neurosurgeon (retired) Neurosurgery Years experience: 35

Dr Helen Jessup 7173 PhD Social work Years experience: 35

Dr Murdoch Colin MacKenzie 7250 MB CH B FRACGP DCH MA (Retired) Child psychiatry Years experience: 40

Dr Mary Schramm 7263 BSc; MBBS; FRCOG, FRANZCOG(Hon) OBGYN Years experience: 40

Dr Rohan Church 7322 MBBS, DCH Emergency Medicine Years experience: 5

Dr Josephine Topp 7005 FRANZCP Child psychiatry Years experience: 40

Dr Geoffrey Bradshaw 7004 MBBS FRANZCP FACHAM Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Years experience: 36

Dr Chris Bishop 7249 MBBS GP (retired) Years experience: 40

Dr Nicholas Cummings 7250 MBBS, FRACP (retired) Addiction medicine Years experience: 35

Dr John Wilson 7310 PhD OAM Retired Nurse, midwife, Psychiatric Nurse Education Years experience: 28

RN David Mantle 7050 "RN and Registered Psychologist (retired) " Years experience: 48

RN Liam Correy 7053 RN Emergency & Remote Area Years experience: 9

RN Bob Elliston 7150 RN Community Nursing Years experience: 35

RN Kenn Reid 7304 RN (retired) Critical Care Years experience: 40

RN Julia Bentley 7306 RN (retired) Emerency/Palliative Care/Infectious Diseases Years experience: 20

RN Jenny Kyng 7007 RN, Masters degree in counselling Mental health, drug and alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 30

Tony Abel 7000 "MH, D+A, Disability advocate; M. Public Admin, LLM Mental Health Law" Drug and Alcohol (addiction), Mental health, other disabilities Years experience: 10

Robyn Bishop 7009 Retired Social Worker Community Health Years experience: 38

Ceara Rickard 7015 Rehabilitation Counsellor and Provisional Psychologist Mental Health Years experience: 10

Beth Rees 7018 Medical scientist, trauma counsellor Diagnostic, road trauma Years experience: 47

Mat Morrison 7325 EN General Nursing Years experience: 7

Daniel Moore 7004 M. Psych, Clinical Psychologist Clinical psychology Years experience: 5

June Dallas 7008 BA (social work) General hospital & community health Years experience: 25

Jann Smith 7008 Social Worker Drug and alcohol (addiction) counselling Years experience: 25

Jenny Cheyne 7009 Social Worker (Mental Health) Counselling Mental Health patients Years experience: 30

Susan Todd 7015 Psychologist Trauma, relationship counselling Years experience: 30

Ann Cole 7150 Clinical Psychologist MA Mental health Years experience: 30

Angela Yore 7250 Accredited Medical Sonographer Cardiology Years experience: 31

Bruce Trappes 7275 "Welfare Officer (retired) " at risk youth Years experience: 20

There are 24 doctors, nurses and allied health professionals who have signed the open letter in ACT.

Signatures:

Dr Jill Bestic 2603 GP Years experience: 40

Dr Alison Joan Kitchin 2605 AM, MB BCh. FRACGP Years experience: 48

Dr Peter Tait 2606 MBBS DipRACOG FRACGP MClimChng FPHAA Drug and Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 36

Dr Darryl McGill 2606 BSc, MBBS, MSc (Oxon), PhD, FRACP, DDU Cardiology Years experience: 40

Dr Melanie Dorrington 2606 B.BiomedSc (Hons), MBBS, FRACGP Years experience: 8

Dr John Kellett 2614 MBBS FACSEM Sports medicine Years experience: 35

Dr Sally Somi 2620 MBBS, FRACGP Medical education Years experience: 45

Dr Fiona Tito Wheatland 2902 Health Consumer Advocate Years experience: 25

Dr Catherine Shannon 2914 MBBS Years experience: 47

Dr David Leong 2600 MBBS, FRACP Oncology Years experience: 27

Dr Rosie Yuille 2602 GP (retired) Years experience: 40

Dr Martin Male 2603 PhD Psychology Years experience: 33

RN Janet Smith 2605 RN, Social worker Drug and Alcohol (addiction), Mental Health Years experience: 30

RN Alison Loom 2605 RN Drug and Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 25

Helen Sutherland 2602 Nurse (retired) ICU Years experience: 43

Susan Johnson 2604 MClinPsych (Clinical Psychologist) Years experience: 15

Bill Arnold 2606 Ph.C. FACP ACNEM JP Pharmacist Years experience: 59

Merlin Baker 2611 M.Ed Counselling Years experience: 35

J. David Scott 2600 Paramedic Years experience: 20

Kris Sloane 2602 Social worker (retired) Family therapy Years experience: 40

Patrick Carr 2611 Osteopath Years experience: 17

David McDonald 2902 BA, DipSocWk, MA, GradDipPoplnHealth, FPHAA Drug and Alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 37

Emma Donnellan 2611 Medical Receptionist Years experience: 7

Marian Saines 2614 Social worker (retired) Maternity/ family support Years experience: 22

There are 19 doctors, nurses and allied health professionals who have signed the open letter in NT.

Signatures:

Dr Jane Thorn 812 MBBS (Horns) FRANZCOG O&G Years experience: 22

Dr Anne Patton 814 Psychiatrist Years experience: 36

Dr Alex Hope 871 MB ChB Years experience: 39

Dr Ju Mayer 810 GP Aboriginal Health Years experience: 30

RN Sheri Lochner 810 Colleen Aged care Years experience: 3

RN Marie Kirkwood 812 RN RM Midwifery, Paediatrics, Research Years experience: 35

RN Greg Smith 822 RN Primary Health Care Nurse Years experience: 12

RN Moira McCreesh 850 RN, MPH Public Health Years experience: 30

RN Barb Molanus 870 RN, MPH, Grad Cert Emergency Nursing Indigenous health Years experience: 19

RN Gerard Kennedy 870 RM, Dip Ed (Primary) Midwifery Years experience: 30

RN Beverley Baker 812 RN Child and Family Health Years experience: 51

RN Ian Redwood 822 RN Remote Health Years experience: 30

Mick Arundell 870 BBus Clinical data analysis Years experience: 15

Kris Gesling 820 Cert IV Alcohol and Other Drugs (addiction) Youth mental health Years experience: 4

Margaret Atkin 822 RN Mental Health Years experience: 12

Dirk Peek 810 MD (MA),BSc(Psych),ND,Dip.Clin.Hyp. Psychotherapy, Supervisor Work (welfare) Years experience: 29

Nicola Coalter 810 Psychologist Drug and Alcohol (addiction), gambling and mental health Years experience: 9

Katalina Mindszenty 870 Social Worker, Researcher Community health education - Counselling Years experience: 30

Judy Eckermann 871 Counsellor Drug and alcohol (addiction) Years experience: 5

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