Seventeen mental health services across Victoria will receive $9.3m in capital grants to improve the safety for Victorians receiving treatment and care for mental illness. The package will deliver 35 improvement projects with a focus on improving sexual safety across 25 adult acute inpatient facilities that collectively operate 829 mental health beds.
The upgrades will ensure that all bedroom doors have patient-controlled locks, making improvements to the security of women’s only areas, increasing the number of nurse call systems, improved privacy and the planning of dedicated family lounge areas where possible.
Austin Health
- Heidelberg Repat Hospital, Heidelberg West- $244,974
Eastern Health
- Box Hill Hospital, Box Hill – $206,862.00
- Maroondah Hospital IPU 1, Ringwood- $146,883
- Maroondah Hospital IPU 2, Ringwood- $147,883