Page 2145 - Week 06 - Wednesday, 5 June 2019

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(B) the expansion of the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children to include additional maternity beds, more special care beds and neonatology services, and an adolescent mental health inpatient unit and day service; and

(ii) at Calvary Public Hospital Bruce, $55 million investment to expand the ED, deliver additional treatment spaces, improve access and triage arrangements, enhance waiting areas, expand the Short Stay Unit, open more operating theatres, and introduce an expanded urology service;

(iii) for Clare Holland House, a $6 million expansion, adding more inpatient beds, as well as improved administration and clinical support spaces;

(iv) in Community Health:

(A) the construction of two new Nurse-led Walk-in Centres in Gungahlin and Weston Creek, and planning for Canberra’s fifth Walk-in Centre at Dickson; and

(B) $12 million for a new purpose-built health facility for Winnunga Nimmityjah providing healthcare for Canberra’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community; and

(v) in Mental Health, the purpose-built, 25 bed Dhulwa Mental Health Unit;

(b) in the last decade, the ACT Government has funded and constructed a considerable amount of Public Health infrastructure, including:

(i) the Adult Mental Health Unit at The Canberra Hospital;

(ii) the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children;

(iii) The Canberra Hospital ED and ICU expansion;

(iv) the Canberra Region Cancer Centre at The Canberra Hospital;

(v) the University of Canberra Hospital; and

(vi) the Gungahlin and Tuggeranong Community Health Centres, and the Tuggeranong and Belconnen Walk-in Centres; and

(c) the substantial investment by the ACT Government in maintaining and enhancing existing health infrastructure through a targeted and prioritised program of works in the Upgrading and Maintaining Health Assets Program; and

(3) calls on the Government to:

(a) continue to work closely with Calvary Public Hospital Bruce and the Little Company of Mary in scoping and planning for an expansion of Calvary Public Hospital;

(b) continue strong investment into the ACT’s health infrastructure to meet the health care needs of the growing community now and in the future;

(c) continue to engage with clinicians, staff, patients and community stakeholders to inform health infrastructure design and decision-making; and

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