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Public Private MBS and DVA

Major Cities Inner Regional

Outer Regional

Remote

Very Remote

Figure 2.3. People receiving clinical mental health services by service type and remoteness area, 2010–2011. Source: AIHW, 2011.

The importance of Figure 2.3 is that it displays that there is no ‘private’ sector expenditure on mental healthcare in remote areas. Table 2.14 Rate per 100 Population Receiving Medicare-Subsidised Mental Health Services, by Provider Type and Remoteness Area, 2012–2013

Major Cities

Inner Regional Outer Regional

Remote/ Very Remote

Psychiatrist

15.51

7.93 8.86 6.58 8.74 0.99

3.95 6.12 3.27 4.98 0.76

1.96 2.59 1.38 1.40 0.13

GP

8.62 9.78 8.66 0.87

Clinical psychologist Other psychologist

Allied health

With reference to Figure 2.3 and Table 2.14, the rate of Medicare-subsidised mental health services provided by GPs in remote and very remote areas indicates that there are insufficient numbers of GPs to adequately service and support mental healthcare delivery