Palliative Care Unit

About this project

The NSW Government has allocated $93 million to redevelop and refurbish palliative care units across the state as part of the World Class End of Life Care commitment, including a new palliative care unit at Nepean Hospital.

The new Palliative Care Unit at Nepean Hospital will provide specialised care and support to people with life-limiting illnesses in the Penrith and Blue Mountains regions. 

The Unit will be located on Level 7 of the Stage 2 Tower of the current Nepean Hospital Redevelopment, which was selected following extensive consultation with staff and community members. (See artist impression above).

Community engagement

The planning and design of the Unit has involved extensive consultation with palliative care health professionals, carers and community members, to ensure the best outcome for the Nepean Blue Mountains community. 

Feedback from the community has also influenced the design for the new Unit. Over the last few months the project team has held various community engagement focus groups and online surveys to ensure we captured meaningful feedback at key decision-making points for the project. The outcomes from this engagement has been captured in a report that is currently being considered in the detailed design user groups.


Once the design process is complete, we look forward to sharing which elements of the feedback included in our report were able to be adopted in our design and model of care.

Construction of the new Palliative Care unit at Nepean Hospital is scheduled to start following the completion of Planning and Design.