The Hon Emma McBride MP

Western Plains locals now have access to free, walk-in mental health support and care with the opening of the new Medicare Mental Health Centre in Dubbo.

The Federal and State Governments are working together to strengthen access to health care in regional, rural and remote NSW, with representatives meeting today in Cootamundra for the latest Bilateral Regional Health Forum.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's press conference on bilateral regional health forum; health workforce; rural health services.

Australia’s rural generalists are being officially recognised as a new speciality field within general practice.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech at the Arafmi Mental Health Carer Forum in Brisbane about meeting the mental health needs of carers.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech at the RDAA Rural Health Conference in Darwin

Young people in the Northern Territory will benefit from improved access to mental health support and care with a boost in funding for headspace in Darwin and Alice Springs.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Rick Hind on upgrades to headspace Darwin and Alice Springs; NT Eating Disorder Roundtable; Medicare Urgent Care Clinics in NT.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's press conference on the opening of the tender process for Darwin's Medicare Urgent Care Clinic; funding for headspace Darwin.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Stewart Brash on the new Medicare Mental Health Centre in Alice Springs; help for children's mental health in Alice Springs; subsidy for remote GP practices.