Statewide infrastructure planning of public mental health services

Giving people access to the right care at the right time and the right place is important for better mental health. We are working with the Department of Health to relocate resources, moving some existing hospital beds closer to where people live, funding some new beds and developing sub acute care.

Plans to bring support closer to local communities includes:

• 14 inpatient beds at Broome Hospital due to open 2012
• 30 inpatient beds at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital due to open 2013
• 7 new beds at Albany Hospital, taking capacity to 16 inpatient beds, due to open 2013
• 50 inpatient beds at Osborne Park Hospital due to open 2013
• 30 inpatient beds at Fiona Stanley Hospital due to open 2014
• 20 inpatient beds at the New Children’s Hospital due to open 2015
• 56 inpatient beds at Midland Hospital due to open 2015
• New sub acute beds to reduce long stays and blockage in acute inpatient care include:
• 22 subacute care beds at Joondalup due to open in 2012 (National Partnership Agreement funding and state funding)
• 22 subacute care beds at Rockingham - planning commenced 2011
• 6 subacute care beds at Broome (National Partnership Agreement funding).