This proposal would broaden access to mental health care services and consists of 3 components.

Component 1 would increase the Better Access Initiative to unlimited psychology or psychiatric therapy sessions and raise the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) rebates for patients with a diagnosed mental illness. Within any 12-month period, patients would be eligible for unlimited sessions. Patients would need a referral from their general practitioner (GP) every 10 treatment sessions under their mental health treatment plan.

The proposal would fund the COVID-19 temporary Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) telehealth and phone consultation services on an ongoing basis.

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2022.

The proposal would fund the COVID-19 temporary Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) telehealth and phone consultation services on an ongoing basis.

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2022.

The proposal would fund the COVID-19 temporary Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) telehealth and phone consultation services on an ongoing basis.

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2022.

The proposal would fund the COVID-19 temporary Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) telehealth and phone consultation services on an ongoing basis.

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2022.

The proposal would fund the COVID-19 temporary Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) telehealth and phone consultation services on an ongoing basis.

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2022.

The proposal would improve the Better Access scheme by reducing the minimum number of participants in group psychological therapy sessions to four patients from the current requirement of six in accordance with recommendation 5 of the Report from the Mental Health Reference Group. It would also remove the current cap of 10 group therapy sessions a year and instead allow patients to access unlimited group therapy sessions.

The proposal would be ongoing and start from 1 July 2022.

The proposal would improve the Better Access scheme by reducing the minimum number of participants in group psychological therapy sessions to four patients from the current requirement of six in accordance with recommendation 5 of the Report from the Mental Health Reference Group. It would also remove the current cap of 10 group therapy sessions a year and instead allow patients to access unlimited group therapy sessions.

The proposal would be ongoing and start from 1 July 2022.

The proposal would improve the Better Access scheme by reducing the minimum number of participants in group psychological therapy sessions to four patients from the current requirement of six in accordance with recommendation 5 of the Report from the Mental Health Reference Group. It would also remove the current cap of 10 group therapy sessions a year and instead allow patients to access unlimited group therapy sessions.

The proposal would be ongoing and start from 1 July 2022.

The proposal would provide funding over 4 years from 2022-23 to improve rural health care in Far North Queensland. It includes 2 components and would end on 30 June 2026.

Component 1 would create an additional 20 Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) per year from 2023 for 3 years for medicine at James Cook University.

Component 2 would provide support for the education, training and placement of doctors in hospitals in Far North Queensland through the North Queensland Primary Health Network with the following funding profile.