The main problem, he said, would be getting specialist asylum case workers in place in time to hear individual cases.
The rest of the fleet will also be getting specialist equipment in the coming years.
Unfortunately, against the backdrop of chronic government under-funding for NHS mental health treatment, the odds of getting specialist help within a reasonable timeframe are about as likely as seeing my mum hit the beach in a skimpy two-piece.
Canadians, however, continue to report difficulties in accessing diagnostic tests, getting specialist appointments, accessing specialized services, and receiving non-emergency surgery [ 20, 32, 33].
For some of the staff, MHEC-RAP was not only about getting specialist help for their patients, but about responding to their personal need for support in clinical decision making.
"You wanted us to get specialists, not just GPs, on commissioning groups – done," Cameron said.
The fight to get specialists such as Desai into integrated posts in acute settings has been hard won.
This trend is making it more difficult for emergency departments to get specialists to see patients in the emergency room.
The goal is to get specialists to think outside of their areas of expertise and to promote collaboration across what is traditionally a decentralized company.
