A FOCUS on kindness in healthcare is among the reasons why Bayside Health Peninsula’s Richard Newton was named a Member of the Order of Australia. Newton has dedicated decades of work to psychiatry, focusing on mental health among people experiencing homelessness, and people with eating disorders. He is currently a consultant psychiatrist with the infant child and youth service at Bayside Health Peninsula. Newton’s medical training began in Edinburgh, Scotland, before bringing him to the shores of Australia in 1992. He said “I was always going to do psychiatry, and I was all about working in areas fighting against discrimination.”…
Thursday, June 18
