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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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