Hunter New England Local Health District (LHD) will work with clinicians and community members in Tamworth to determine how best to deliver the palliative care unit upgrade on the hospital campus, ensuring it meets the needs of the region now and into the future.
The upgraded and expanded palliative care unit at Tamworth Hospital is being delivered as part of the NSW Government’s $93 million End of Life Care program. The funding is part of a $743 million program which will be allocated towards redeveloping and refurbishing palliative care units across the State, including new dedicated units at Nepean Hospital, Westmead Hospital and Wyong Hospital.
Further detail about the redevelopment of Tamworth Hospital’s palliative care unit will be confirmed following further planning and consultation with health professionals and community members.
The project is part of the NSW Government’s record $11.9 billion investment in health infrastructure over the next four years to 2025-26, with nearly a third of the capital allocation in this financial year going towards regional and rural health facilities.
Since 2011, the government has delivered more than 180 health capital projects across NSW, with more than 130 projects currently underway – of those, more than 90 are in rural and regional areas.