State Infrastructure Plan
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Health<br />
Future opportunities–medium/long-term<br />
Opportunity 6<br />
Create integrated care models by utilising aged care<br />
facilities, working with private hospitals and mobile<br />
delivery services to meet changing demographic needs<br />
such as an ageing population.<br />
Opportunity 7<br />
Develop a broad range of approaches to address high<br />
levels of anticipated growth in SEQ.<br />
Opportunity 8<br />
Increase the use of mobile delivery models, personal<br />
health devices and remote monitoring technology to<br />
support efficient and effective health service delivery.<br />
Opportunity 9<br />
Collaborate with other government agencies to deliver<br />
agile infrastructure solutions to meet growth and<br />
changing health demands across Queensland.<br />
Case study Bringing health services closer to home<br />
The greatest growth in demand for renal dialysis<br />
is in the Metro South Health region, with existing<br />
infrastructure already at capacity. In order to meet<br />
demand, Metro South Health will open its first standalone<br />
renal dialysis unit at Brookwater, south west<br />
of Brisbane.<br />
This facility, operated in partnership with Mater<br />
Health Services, is located in the Brookwater Village<br />
Shopping Centre. The new renal dialysis unit will<br />
provide seven public renal dialysis chairs for patients<br />
who currently visit either the Princess Alexandra<br />
Hospital or Ipswich Hospital. Each additional chair<br />
creates capacity to treat four extra dialysis patients.<br />
As well as increasing the number of renal dialysis<br />
chairs available, it will enable patients to receive<br />
services closer to home, with immediate access to<br />
retail and other services. The use of similar alternative<br />
delivery models will continue to be considered in<br />
planning to meet future demand for health services.<br />
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