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A new report from the Royal Flying Doctor Service says that Bourke, Cobar and Coonamble have the highest number of people without access to mental health in Australia.
The Best for the Bush 2023 reports says there is ‘alarming’ crisis facing rural communities, saying “where the health need is greatest, there is the lowest supply of health professionals”.
The report said that 101,963 people did not have access to general mental health services across Australia, with the highest numbers of people without access in the regions of Bourke – Cobar – Coonamble, New South with 9,782 people without access…