House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability (part 2 of 2)

17 November 2025

House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability Australian Parliament

00:00 - 00:08
Speaker 11
Know there's very, very long wait lists in Sydney here, and I have my own experience of that.  What...  How do we get there? 
00:08 - 00:20
Speaker 15
I I think the ADHD one was what?  I think the ADHD co prescription proposal is one that will get there.  I think that Yeah.  That's...  We're... 
00:20 - 01:05
Speaker 30
That's not completely the core business of thriving kids, but that does mean that they'll free up capacity if GPs are co prescribing.  I think if there's better access to private services, they act as a blow off valve for demand on the public services.  And I think that, there there doesn't seem to be, as as somebody who trains pediatricians, a shortage of people coming through the system.  I think there's a a limitation in terms of career options between private and public.  So many young pediatricians would only consider work in the, publicly funded service because the private services just are not attractive in terms of, a liability, for them. 
01:05 - 01:14
Speaker 18
Even though, I think the private services offer a fantastic service because you have to be responsive to that person in front of you. 

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