Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: Specialised mental healthcare delivery is highly labour intensive, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated workforce shortfalls. We explore the information on the mental healthcare labour supply in Australia from a health policy viewpoint. Our purpose is to stimulate discussion, further research and development of interventions.
CONCLUSIONS: The mental healthcare labour market has a number of features that make it prone to shortages and other distortions. These include: the labour-intensive nature of healthcare work;, long-training periods; that traditional policy levers like pay are only partially effective; as well as other challenges in retaining and recruiting mental health nurses and psychiatrists, especially in public mental health services. Further research is needed to develop and evaluate effective interventions.
CONCLUSIONS: The mental healthcare labour market has a number of features that make it prone to shortages and other distortions. These include: the labour-intensive nature of healthcare work;, long-training periods; that traditional policy levers like pay are only partially effective; as well as other challenges in retaining and recruiting mental health nurses and psychiatrists, especially in public mental health services. Further research is needed to develop and evaluate effective interventions.
摘要：
目标：专业精神医疗服务是高度劳动密集型的，而COVID-19大流行加剧了劳动力短缺。我们从卫生政策的角度探讨了澳大利亚精神保健劳动力供应的信息。我们的目的是激发讨论，进一步研究和开发干预措施。
结论：精神保健劳动力市场具有许多特征，使其容易出现短缺和其他扭曲。其中包括：医疗保健工作的劳动密集型性质；长期培训；传统的政策杠杆，如薪酬，只是部分有效；以及其他挑战，在留住和招聘心理健康护士和精神科医生，特别是在公共心理健康服务中。需要进一步的研究来制定和评估有效的干预措施。
结论：精神保健劳动力市场具有许多特征，使其容易出现短缺和其他扭曲。其中包括：医疗保健工作的劳动密集型性质；长期培训；传统的政策杠杆，如薪酬，只是部分有效；以及其他挑战，在留住和招聘心理健康护士和精神科医生，特别是在公共心理健康服务中。需要进一步的研究来制定和评估有效的干预措施。
