Located on the Maitland Hospital campus in Metford and due to be completed by 2027, the facility will provide a range of rehabilitation and forensic mental health care services.

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The design previews a modern facility that has been specifically designed to support a rehabilitation model of care.

It will include three inpatient units, including low and medium secure forensic units, and a rehabilitation and recovery unit.

All units will provide single bedrooms featuring ensuites and shared kitchen, dining and living areas, as well as contemporary indoor and outdoor therapy spaces.

The project also includes additional parking spaces for the new service to ensure that staff, visitors, consumer transport and emergency service vehicles have easy access to the facility.

Once completed, some services currently located at the Morisset Hospital campus will be relocated to the new Maitland Mental Health Rehabilitation facility.

“This project builds on our commitment to provide world-class mental healthcare to those who need it and to upgrade and reform our mental health infrastructure across the state,” Minister for Mental Health Rose Jackson said.

“Once built, the new facility will increase the number of low- and medium-secure rehabilitation units available in NSW, helping forensic patients to safely progress through their recovery and rehabilitation.”

Dr Anand Swamy, Executive Director Hunter New England Mental Health Services, said, “The new Maitland Mental Health Rehabilitation facility has been designed with rehabilitation at its core, providing a welcoming environment that promotes recovery, with the addition of outdoor therapy spaces and walking paths, alongside shared living areas, creating a healing environment for consumers.”