Services

Health care services for patients are provided by a multidisciplinary team of clinicians and include specialist medical officers, 24 / 7 nursing care and a range of Allied Health consultations.

The Medical Surgical Unit accommodates an aims to provide an enhanced care to patients, alleviating pressure on the Prince of Wales Hospital secure unit and providing a continuity of care with the wider community health services.

The Aged Care and Rehabilitation Unit provides inpatient geriatric and rehabilitation services to the increasing aged population of patients in the criminal justice system as well as specialised palliative care to patients at end stage of life. Planning for transitional care will be utilised to ensure patients discharged from the Unit are appropriately accommodated to enable self care in a correctional environment where possible.

The Mental Health Unit works in close collaboration with the Mental Health Screening Units at the Metropolitan Reception and Remand Centre Silverwater and the Justice Health Forensic Hospital adjacent to the Long Bay Correctional Complex. The Mental Health Unit acts as a step-up and step-down Unit for people that require comprehensive assessment and who may require treatment at the Forensic Hospital.