SA gets more sub acute health funding for mental health
South Australians will soon see changes taking place across the state as national health reform starts to deliver more sub acute beds and better care following an announcement of 179 sub acute beds and places with a substantial focus on mental health.
Commonwealth Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, Commonwealth Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler, and South Australia (SA) Minister for Health, John Hill, announced the 12 different projects delivering $134 million of investments in SA’s health system.
“SA’s health system is set to benefit by $2.9 billion over ten years from national health reform. Our absolute priority for national health reform is to give the system the resources it needs for more beds and better care for patients,” Ms Roxon said.
Two new mental health rehabilitation centres will be built at Whyalla and Mount Gambier, three mental health crisis respite units built in the metropolitan area and a new state of the art ambulatory rehabilitation centre will be built at the Repatriation General Hospital.
Six projects worth a total of almost $80 million will be used to boost mental health services including 80 supported accommodation places.
“Sub-acute mental health beds can help to reduce the pressure on hospitals by providing patients with more appropriate care in the community,” Mr Butler said.
