"I thought, it just has to be easier to find childcare [workers] than it is to find an occupational therapist because they're like hen's teeth,"she said.
"This is a universal problem across Australia … [it's] worse in regional and remote areas,"she said.
"Thirty to 40 per cent of psychologists have completely closed their books, that includes Sydney where there are psychologist on every corner,"Ms Byrne said.
"When you look at data on health outcomes one thing that's really important is continuity of care — seeing the same person when you go to the medical practice,"she said.
"He looked at me like I had two heads,"she said.
"It really should be something that employers look at and how we can use this to overcome these issues with staffing,"she said.
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