As part of the Federal Government’s mental health reforms, announced in November 2015, Primary Health Networks (PHNs) will take on responsibility for the Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program (MHNIP) from 1 July. MHNIP funding will transition to the PHN primary mental health flexible funding pool in 2016–17. It will be quarantined in this first year and PHNs will be required to commission mental health nursing services from the current network of MHNIP providers. The emphasis will be on ensuring service continuity, however, mental health nurse fund...