The GSSC welcomes expert in Perinatal Psychiatry and women's mental health Dr Sarah Hutton Psychiatrist Dr Hutton joins GSSCPsychiatrist and women's mental health expert Dr Sarah Hutton will be joining the Great Southern Specialist Centre early next month. With a special interest in Perinatal Psychiatry and a Certificate of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Dr Hutton brings great experience in women's mental health to the Great Southern Specialist Centre. Dr Hutton joined the Albany community with her young family in 2019 for a sea change and now has plans to settle in the Great Southern region long term. In addition to establishing private practice at the GSSC, Dr Hutton also provides a public service as a Consultant psychiatrist at WACHS heading up the Continuous Treatment Team and Consultation Liaison service. Consultation Liaison psychiatry in broad terms is the interface between physical and mental health. Dr Hutton is able to help patients in the general hospital who have co-existing acute mental health issues affecting their physical well-being. Dr Hutton said she has always had an interest in women's mental health and, now being a mother herself, has only cemented this interest. One of the great aspects of her role is knowing how protective it is for infants and children for their mum to have good mental health and this is paid forward as the children grow. Dr Hutton originates from the United Kingdom but had an international lifestyle growing up all over the world as the child of an Armed Forces Officer. Dr Hutton attended the Leicester Medical School, graduating in 2007 MBChB, before moving to Australia with her husband, Matt, in 2008 and settling in Newcastle NSW until 2019. Having completed her specialist training in Psychiatry with Hunter New England MH with over 10 years experience in psychiatry, Dr Hutton then undertook a Specialist Training Position in 2017 at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Randwick, Sydney in Perinatal Psychiatry and obtained Fellowship of RANZCP in 2018. She completed her Certificate of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry in 2020. Dr Hutton will be consulting from the GSSC on Thursdays. For all appointment inquiries please contact the administration team at the Great Southern Specialist Centre, phone 9841 3500, email admin@gsspecialistcentre.com |