Slow and steady improvements in mental health and addiction service access.  

Minister Matt Doocey's latest quarterly target updates have been released and show a small increase in the proportion of people being seen by specialist and primary services in under a month.  

However shorter ED department stays are still far below the 95% target, rising slightly to 65%.  

Doocey told Kerre Woodham it's a work in progress.  

He says he believes there is no silver bullet, but improvements happen through the sum of every action, which is why they now have very clear targets.  

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Slow and steady improvements in mental health and addiction service access. &nbsp;
Minister Matt Doocey's latest quarterly target updates have been released and show a small increase in the proportion of people being seen by specialist and primary services in under a month. &nbsp;
However shorter ED department stays are still far below the 95% target, rising slightly to 65%. &nbsp;
Doocey told Kerre Woodham it's a work in progress. &nbsp;
He says he believes there is no silver bullet, but improvements happen through the sum of every action, which is why they now have very clear targets. &nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

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Matt Doocey: Mental Health Minister on the results of the latest quarterly target updates

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