PROJECT IN THE SPOTLIGHT
NSW HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
BEN MACKEY, GENERAL MANAGER AT SJA SHARES THEIR APPROACH AND INSIGHTS INTO A $100 MILLION PROGRAM OF WORKS FOR NSW HEALTH.
Tomaree Community Hospital. (Source: SJA)
SJA is engaged by NSW Health Infrastructure as the Program Project and Cost Manager for a $100m program of works, bringing together primary and community health across nine Local Health Districts (LHDs) in NSW. The HealthOne Strategy Program arose from the NSW Government’s 2015 commitment of $100 million of capital funding under the Primary and Integrated Care Strategy. The sites in the program were selected 38
based on areas experiencing an ageing population and an increased demand for community health services. The project management function for planning and delivery of projects is held by the Local Health Districts with a budget under $10 million. SJA’s role, working with NSW Health Infrastructure, is to provide a program-level management framework and project assurance, to enable LHDs to achieve project outcomes. This role has required the ‘right sizing’ of project systems and controls, and related assurance activities, to avoid undue management burden
