- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
Health Services Quotes
Reflections on access to care and community health
These quotes highlight gaps in care, from limited mental health services to the stigma that still surrounds seeking help.
- Last Updated on Jul 30, 2026
- Disease
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- Nov 07, 2020
Depression is a leading cause of ill health and disability, and many do not have access to mental health services and face significant social stigma around their disease.
- Body
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe that the issue of mental health services for our troops deploying or returning from combat is one that demands the attention of this body, if only for a few minutes today.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I’ve said that the era of the inevitable closure of community hospitals is over because I want community hospitals increasingly to become community health hubs where you have the physios, some of the day cases, the GPs, mental health services and some of the charity-provided services like Aid UK.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
Over 120 Aboriginal communities run their own health services - some have been doing so for 30 years. They struggle with difficult medical problems. They also try to deal with counselling, stolen generations issues, family relationships, violence, suicide prevention.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think we need to make access to mental health services a priority in the obesity strategy, too.
- Firearms
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- Nov 07, 2020