This Budget boosts health and mental health spending by $1.4 billion, including $829 million for hospital services.
We are investing $3.2 billion in health infrastructure over the next four years to unlock more hospital beds.
We have among the best funded hospital system in the nation at 15 per cent above the national average.
Since 2017, we've expanded the health workforce by almost 5,600 nurses and 2,300 doctors, and in 2025-26, we will spend $14.2 billion on the delivery of health services.
Over the past four years, we have delivered around 800 new beds, and hundreds more are in the pipeline, plus the new Women and Babies hospital.
Health services
- $829 million additional hospital funding to respond to increased demand on our system.
- $47 million to increase access to Ngala's Residential Parenting Service and the RSV immunisation program.
- $61 million to expand the WA Virtual ED program and establish three Older Adult Care Hubs.
Health infrastructure
- $62 million to modernise medical and imaging equipment, supported by a contribution from Telethon.
- $24 million to unlock 60 new beds at Joondalup Health Campus.
- $20 million boost to Bunbury Hospital redevelopment to include a helipad and acute psychiatric unit.
- $10 million to progress planning for St John of God Midland and Royal Perth Hospital Emergency Department expansions.
Healthy regions
Over the next four years, the Government will spend $2.9 billion per annum on regional health services, and invest $944 million in regional health infrastructure.
- Includes $121 million additional investment in regional health and mental health services this Budget, including $19 million to increase the Patient Assisted Travel Scheme.
- See also Investing in our regions