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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Damon Cronshaw

'25,000 bulk-billed sessions': mental health boost

PHN chief executive Richard Nankervis said an "annual needs assessment identified a gap within mental health services". Picture by Jonathan Carroll

More than 25,000 bulk-billed mental health sessions will be available for "priority populations" in the Hunter New England District this financial year to fill a big gap in the system.

The $6.4 million service, which amounts to about 70 sessions a day, was commissioned by Hunter New England Central Coast Primary Health Network [PHN] for the "most financially disadvantaged people across the region".

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