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Works underway on Northern Integrated Care Service building

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Department of Health, Tasmania

The redevelopment of the Northern Integrated Care Service (NICS) building has commenced as part of the Launceston General Hospital (LGH) Precinct Masterplan.

Jointly funded by the Australian and Tasmanian Governments, this $5.1 million redevelopment will help establish the LGH as a national centre of research excellence supported by the Clifford Craig Foundation (CCF).

An artist's impression of the new Northern Integrated Care Service Innovation Research Centre.

As part of the redevelopment, a new Research and Innovation Centre will be established at the NICS building in collaboration with CCF, while the Sir John Ramsay Memorial Library will also be relocated to the Centre.

Importantly, relocation of the research and library facilities into the NICS building will benefit research activities and create additional space for clinical services within the main hospital building.

Initial works on the Ground Floor will create office, meeting, and breakout spaces for staff before progressing to Level 1, where the research facilities and library will be located.

Department of Health project manager Lynden Jones, Clifford Craig Foundation Chief Executive Vanessa Cahoon, and Hospitals North Chief Executive Fiona Lieutier. Foundation Ch
Department of Health project manager Lynden Jones, Clifford Craig Foundation Chief Executive Vanessa Cahoon, and Hospitals North Chief Executive Fiona Lieutier.

The redevelopment of the facility will significantly enhance Tasmania’s health research capabilities.

The NICS will remain operational during construction, which is expected to be completed by mid-2025.​