The new Integrated Mental Health Complex at Westmead will deliver new therapeutic environments that support safe, dignified, trauma-informed and recovery-focused care.
OVERVIEW
The new Integrated Mental Health Complex will enable mental health services located at Cumberland Hospital West Campus to relocate to a new, purpose-built facility in the Westmead Health Precinct, connected to Westmead Hospital.
The Integrated Mental Health Complex will support contemporary best-practice care, allowing patients to be treated in a therapeutic environment in line with state and national mental healthcare reforms.
A link bridge connection to Westmead Hospital will provide better integration between the District’s mental health and other clinical services and facilities including the Emergency Department and main entry.
Construction on the Integrated Mental Health Complex is underway and is scheduled for completion in 2027.
The NSW Government has committed $540 million to build the new Integrated Mental Health Complex.
BENEFITS
The project will:
- Deliver a new, purpose-built mental health facility in western Sydney that meets the needs of people requiring mental health care
- Support the implementation of key state and national mental healthcare reforms
- Support contemporary best-practice care, allowing consumers to be treated in a therapeutic environment that is person-centred, holistic, recovery-oriented and trauma-informed
- Provide an environment that promotes the safety and improves the experience of consumers, staff, carers and visitors
- Increase service integration by co-locating mental health services with other clinical services at Westmead Health Precinct
- Improve environmental sustainability.
SCOPE
The project includes:
- Acute mental health beds including beds for youth, adolescents, adults, older persons and people living with eating disorders
- Mental health intensive care and high dependency units
- A mental health assessment area
- Sub and non-acute mental health beds
- Multidisciplinary ambulatory and outpatient services
For the interactive construction map, reports and project news, visit our
community information page.
CONSULTATION
Consultation with key stakeholders including hospital staff, clinicians, consumers, carers and the local community is essential to the planning and design of the new complex, and will continue throughout project delivery.
For more information about how we consult with consumers, carers and staff, visit our visit our community information page.
RELATED DOCUMENTS AND APPROVALS
Staging Report February 2024
The Integrated Mental Health Complex has been assessed and approved under the State Significant Development Application process. As part of that process, we have prepared a staging report which you can download here.
2023 Planning Approval Granted
State Significant Development project approved by the NSW Government. You can see the documents on the NSW Government website.
Air Monitoring Reports
Complaints Register
Approved Strategies, Plans and Programs – Early Works
Aboriginal Participation Plan
Asbestos Management
Construction Environment Management Plan
Construction Management Plan
Construction Noise and Vibration Management
Construction Waste Management Plan
Demolition Work Plan
Emergency Response Plan
Project Management Plan
Soil and Flood Management Plan
Traffic Management
Work Health and Safety Plan
Related documents and approvals
More information
For community news, FAQs, construction updates and information about the project, visit our
community information page.
For more information about the Integrated Mental Health Complex and other mental health redevelopment projects in Western Sydney Local Health District, visit the
Western Sydney LHD website.
To contact the project team, email
HI-Westmead@health.nsw.gov.au or call
(02) 9978 5402.
To access information in your language, call
131 450 for an interpreter and ask them to call
(02) 9978 5402.