FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Macquarie Hospital and HammondCare Riverglen Temporary Relocation to Manning Unit
Will ECT remain on site once Riverglen returns to the new Greenwich hospital site? With ECT now proposed to occur on-site at the repurposed Manning unit, how will the management of agitated or aggressive consumers be handled— particularly those from Riverglen? Currently, Macquarie Unit staff escort such consumers to ECT, will that process remain the same? Will the after-hours registrar coverage for Riverglen continue to be managed and paid by NSW Health? Given that there are still many unanswered questions and further planning required, is there a plan for communication to all?
The long-term location of ECT post-redevelopment is a future consideration and will need to be reviewed in time.
Currently the registrar covering Riverglen after hours is a Ryde/RNSH Registrar paid by NSW Health and is on call from home. This will remain unchanged Yes. there will be more town halls and forums. There will be discussions at the NSLHD/Greenwich Executive Steering Committee, operational discussions between MHDA/Macquarie Executive and Riverglen plus the SCC. This Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document will be updated regularly as things evolve. The intention is to be transparent and ensure no one is caught by surprise as developments progress. Hammond care will continue to manage acute behavioural disturbance situation internally and there will be no requirement for the Macquarie Hospital CART team to respond. Similarly, Macquarie Hospital will not be required to respond for CODE Blue situations in the Riverglen Unit The Macquarie Hospital IRT will respond to Riverglen for all remaining Emergency Code alerts and a process for communication between Riverglen and the IRT is being developed For Macquarie consumers, the expectation is that the escort process will remain consistent. Unit staff who are familiar with the consumer will continue to escort them, but the logistics, such as distance, will change with the new location. These processes will need to be further reviewed in detail. Acutely behaviourally disturbed consumers will continue to go to RNSH for ECT as per current practice. HammondCare will not take on responsibility for MQH consumers transport and management of behavioural disturbance during ECT processes.
How will Emergency situations be managed?
If you have any questions or concerns, please email Anne Bajuk, Service Director/Site Manager via Anne.bajuk@health.nsw.gov.au
Macquarie Hospital and HammondCare FAQ July 2025 - Updated September 2025
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