The Indian Weekender, 30 April 2021
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8 NEW ZEALAND<br />
Friday, <strong>April</strong> <strong>30</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
$40m funding boost for new<br />
ward at Waitakere Hospital<br />
IWK BUREAU<br />
Waitematā DHB has welcomed the<br />
announcement of a $40 million<br />
funding package to build a new<br />
<strong>30</strong>-bed inpatient ward at Waitakere Hospital.<br />
<strong>The</strong> funding was announced at the hospital<br />
on Wednesday, <strong>April</strong> 28 by Minister of Health<br />
Hon Andrew Little.<br />
Welcoming the announcement Chief<br />
Executive Dr Dale Bramley said, “<strong>The</strong> drive<br />
for upgraded and new facilities at Waitakere<br />
Hospital is Waitematā DHB’s number one<br />
development priority, strongly supported by the<br />
Board and many in the local community.”<br />
Construction on the new ward is planned to<br />
begin at the end of 2022 and is aligned with<br />
the Northern Region Long Term Investment<br />
Plan, which forecasts that 320 additional<br />
inpatient beds will be needed at Waitakere<br />
Hospital by 2037.<br />
“Waitematā DHB has continuously invested<br />
in Waitakere Hospital to ensure efficient, highquality<br />
care. However, existing facilities are<br />
now at capacity - this latest development is an<br />
important and exciting stepping stone towards<br />
better health outcomes and resources for the<br />
West Auckland community,” Dr Dale Bramley<br />
said<br />
In the past six years at Waitakere Hospital,<br />
the DHB has; installed two new CT scanners,<br />
upgraded the Emergency Department to<br />
include 52 treatment spaces, created a new<br />
endoscopy room for bowel screening, provided<br />
11 additional children’s health beds and 15<br />
additional general medicine beds.<br />
<strong>The</strong> DHB also began a major upgrade of the<br />
hospital’s Special Care Baby Unit earlier this<br />
W<br />
aitematā DHB has<br />
continuously invested in<br />
Waitakere Hospital to ensure<br />
efficient, high-quality care.<br />
However, existing facilities are<br />
now at capacity - this latest<br />
development is an important<br />
and exciting stepping<br />
stone towards better health<br />
outcomes and resources for the<br />
West Auckland community<br />
year that will enable parents to stay overnight<br />
when their pēpi need specialist care.<br />
“<strong>The</strong>se significant investments have seen<br />
substantial increases in the DHB’s ability<br />
to safely manage a much higher volume of<br />
presentations to ED and general medicine, due<br />
to these services better matching the needs of<br />
the local population,” Dr Bramley said.<br />
This new ward will help further bolster<br />
improvements in patient care. For the DHB<br />
and for West<br />
Aucklanders, the Minister of Health’s<br />
funding announcement marks the next phase of<br />
Waitakere Hospital’s development.<br />
Waitematā is the largest and one of the<br />
most rapidly growing DHBs in the country,<br />
serving a population of around 650,000 across<br />
the North Shore, Waitakere and Rodney<br />
areas, this number is expected to reach nearly<br />
700,000 by 2025.<br />
West Auckland’s population of 273,000 is<br />
projected to reach near 353,000 by 2043.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Indian</strong> <strong>Weekender</strong><br />
Last chance to<br />
have your say on<br />
the 10-year plan<br />
for Auckland’s<br />
transport network<br />
IWK BUREAU<br />
Auckland Transport is encouraging the<br />
people of Tāmaki Makaurau to have<br />
their say on the draft Regional Land<br />
Transport Plan (RLTP) before the consultation<br />
closes this Sunday.<br />
<strong>The</strong> RLTP is the 10-year plan for Auckland’s<br />
transport network. It details the areas that<br />
Auckland Transport, Waka Kotahi NZ<br />
Transport Agency and KiwiRail will focus on<br />
to respond to our region’s transport challenges.<br />
It also outlines the proposed 10-year investment<br />
programme for specific transport projects.<br />
More than <strong>30</strong>00 people have already had<br />
their say on the plan and Auckland Transport<br />
wants to hear from more people.<br />
AT’s Chief Executive, Shane Ellison<br />
says the RLTP is a critical document for<br />
Auckland’s future.<br />
“We also know that policy changes need to<br />
be considered on issues like fuel emissions<br />
standards or congestion pricing that could make<br />
travelling in Auckland safer, more hassle-free,<br />
and better for the environment.”<br />
Mr Ellison adds that hearing from<br />
Aucklanders is imperative so he’s encouraging<br />
people to provide feedback by this Sunday.<br />
To find out more about the draft <strong>2021</strong> – 2031<br />
RLTP, and how to provide feedback, go to<br />
https://at.govt.nz/rltp.<br />
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