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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 />

<strong>State</strong> <strong>Infrastructure</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> Part B: Program<br />

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