Tamworth mental health unit

Work has started on preparing the site for the new mental health unit at Tamworth Hospital, delivered under the $700 million Statewide Mental Health Infrastructure Program (SWMHIP).
 
The new unit will provide welcoming, comfortable, safe and supportive facilities, as well as bring a much-needed expansion of services to the area.
 
Following the announcement of additional State Government funding in June 2022, the design was updated to include facilities for extra community mental health services and a four-bed area for adolescents.
 
The new facility will feature:

• Additional adolescent inpatient beds (four)
• 20-bed adult pod, as well as five-bed adult high acuity zone
• Eight-bed older persons’ pod
• Child and Adolescent Community Mental Health Services

 
The SWMHIP is a NSW Government initiative designed to support the delivery of mental healthcare reform across the state, and will help to address statewide gaps in inpatient services. It will also provide facilities for patients to transition or receive care in the community.
 

Next steps

Early works, involving constructing extra car parking spaces, concluded in September 2023.

An announcement on the builder is expected following completion of the highly competitive tender process, with construction work due to begin soon after. Construction is forecast to be completed in 2025.

 

Site and floor plans

Site map for new mental health unit
Level 1: Community mental health services
Level 2: Inpatient
Level 3: Staff area