On 30 November Deputy Premier John Barilaro, Health Minister Brad Hazzard and Member for Manly James Griffin visited the site where the unique youth hospice will be built.

"The hospice will be surrounded by bushland and overlooking Sydney Harbour, providing a peaceful setting for young people and their families during extremely difficult times," Mr Barilaro said.

"The centre will provide teenagers and young adults with short-term respite care and specialised palliative care, as well as bereavement support and counselling for their families, seven days a week."

Mr Hazzard said the hospice for 15 to 24-year-old patients will support families across NSW during the most challenging of circumstances.

"As these young people and their families face the unimaginable, providing appropriate end-of-life care is so important for their physical and emotional wellbeing," Mr Hazzard said.

Member for Manly James Griffin said the $19.5 million Manly Adolescent and Young Adult Hospice has been designed with privacy, respite and recreation at its core.

"The facility will work closely with Bear Cottage, Manly’s renowned children’s hospice that is also unique to NSW, to assist families caring for young people as they become adults."

The Manly Adolescent and Young Adult Hospice will feature:

• Eight bedrooms for patients, each with an ensuite and outdoor balcony
• Carers lounges adjacent to four of the bedrooms
• Two family accommodation units with two bedrooms each
• On-site dedicated kitchen and dining room and laundry facilities
• Lounge room (with an outdoor balcony and harbour views), games room, media room, multisensory room and quiet rooms
• Telehealth consultation spaces and technology

Planning is well underway, and the hospice is due to be completed in 2022.