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Work to deliver the new Westmead Supportive and Palliative Care Unit has taken a key step ahead with construction set to start quickly following appointment of the primary works contractor.

Following a aggressive tender course of, Interior Construction Group (ICG) has been engaged as the primary works contractor. Construction for the new Westmead Unit is anticipated to start within the coming months, following design finalisation.

The new purpose-designed unit at Westmead Hospital is being delivered as half of the NSW Government’s $93 million World Class End of Life Care funding dedication.

Staff within the new unit will present specialist care whereas supporting the privateness, consolation, and dignity of people with a life-limiting sickness who’ve complicated signs and/or end-of-life care wants.

The new unit will function 15 bedrooms with ensuites and shall be situated within a rooftop extension zone on stage 5 of the Central Acute Services Building at Westmead Hospital, offering privateness and easy accessibility to complementary health providers on the hospital campus.

Extensive session with employees and shoppers has been important in shaping the new Westmead Supportive and Palliative Care Unit to meet the various wants of Western Sydney communities.

Designed for versatility, the new unit options a multi-faith room, communal and personal areas, and outside entry from each room, guaranteeing a welcoming setting for sufferers and their family members.

The $93 million World Class End of Life funding will deliver new or redeveloped palliative care amenities throughout the state. In addition to Westmead, different places with new or redeveloped palliative care amenities embrace Wyong, Nepean, Tamworth and Orange hospitals.

More info on the Program could be discovered right here: http://www.nsw.gov.au/palliative-care-program
Quotes attributable to Minister for Health Ryan Park:

“The NSW Government is dedicated to guaranteeing people with life-limiting diseases obtain the best high quality end-of-life care on the proper time, and in the fitting place.

“Across the state, more in-hospital supportive and palliative care providers are needed. It’s why we’re allocating $93 million as half of the World Class End of Life Care funding to deliver 5 new or refurbished purpose-designed palliative care items for workers to deliver care and assist to sufferers and households during what could be an extraordinarily troublesome time.

“The location of the new Supportive and Palliative Care Unit at Westmead Hospital means patients and their families will have privacy and comfort within a purpose-built space, as well as access to complementary care services and facilities within Westmead Hospital.”

Quotes attributable to the Member for Parramatta, Donna Davis:

“The new unit at Westmead Hospital will provide quality end-of-life care in a calm and home-like environment, where patients and their families can be well supported during a difficult time. I look forward to seeing construction get underway.”

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