Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services
Hospital infrastructure and community health are the focus of the ACT Government’s Infrastructure Plan.
The completion of the Canberra Hospital expansion and a new northside hospital headline the Health update of the ACT Government’s Infrastructure Plan.
The plan outlines two areas of focus – hospital infrastructure and community health – with the purpose of improving acute services infrastructure and delivering more health services in the community.
The government will continue to invest in infrastructure across the Canberra Hospital campus through the implementation of the Canberra Hospital Masterplan. The plan provides a long-term framework to guide the redevelopment of the campus over the next 20 years.
At the centre of the Masterplan is the new Canberra Hospital Critical Services Building, opening next year.
The Critical Services Building will provide Canberrans with access to a bigger emergency department, more treatment spaces and more operating theatres.
Funding was provided in the 2023-24 ACT Budget to progress detailed design of the new northside hospital, which will ultimately see an investment of more than $1 billion.
Additional investments in community health services and primary care will help to keep Canberrans healthy and out of hospital.
The government will roll out four new Health Centres to deliver community-based services in South Tuggeranong, North Gungahlin, the Inner South and West Belconnen.
These Health Centres will provide integrated multi-disciplinary care with a focus on preventive care and advice, early intervention, and the management of chronic illness.
Through the 2023-24 ACT Budget, the government has committed funding to design and construct the South Tuggeranong Health Centre and to begin planning and design work for North Gungahlin and the Inner South.
Other projects identified in the plan include:
- expanding and upgrading endoscopy suites at the Canberra Hospital to help meet patient demand
- a fit-for-purpose Acute Palliative Care Ward at Canberra Hospital. Early planning is already underway with construction anticipated to begin late 2024
- the Watson Health Precinct – a new precinct to support youth mental health and alcohol and other drug services as well as a residential rehabilitation service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults
- a strategic review of community health assets across the ACT to develop a long-term plan for the upgrade, renewal and construction of these facilities.
To view the updated Infrastructure plan, including the health sector updates, visit www.builtforcbr.act.gov.au
An artists impression of the Canberra Hospital Expansion.
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