Training for More Doctors, More Nurses and More Allied Health Professionals
Queensland patients will benefit from increased access to more doctors, nurses and allied health workers with the announcement of a $51 million investment into 35 capital projects and additional support projects to improve clinical education and training infrastructure across the state.
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27 May 2011
Queensland patients will benefit from increased access to more doctors, nurses and allied health workers with the announcement today of a $51 million investment into 35 capital projects and additional support projects to improve clinical education and training infrastructure across the state.
Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, today announced the first 20 projects and said that the new clinical training infrastructure consists of new training facilities at Universities, hospitals and health care facilities, as well as new equipment such as simulation equipment, dental chairs and video conferencing facilities.
“These infrastructure projects will enable us to train more doctors, nurses and allied health professionals in places where we need them,” said Minister Roxon.
“The Gillard Government is delivering a highly skilled health workforce that is the critical backbone of our health system.
‘We are ensuring training occurs closer to where patients live - at least twenty percent of these infrastructure projects are outside the usual major teaching hospitals.
“Fifty per cent of these projects will deliver vital infrastructure to rural and regional Australia including construction of new clinical training facilities and student accommodation to support rural students”, said Minister Roxon.
The Minister made the announcement at the Wesley Hospital in Brisbane where over $2.1 million has been invested in three vital infrastructure projects. These projects will further support student training in medicine, physiotherapy, nursing and dietetics.
“The Government is investing in the Wesley so that locals can benefit from more doctors, nurses and allied health professionals.
“The $2.1 million will be used to expand existing educational facilities and construct a new training facility for health professionals at the Wesley Hospital, a joint venture with Unitingcare Health and the Universities of Queensland and Bond.
“This capital investment is in addition to the $3.56M of clinical training money that will provide an additional 6653 clinical training days at the hospital,” said Minister Roxon.
For more information, contact the Minister's Office on (02) 6277 7220
| Mater Misericordiae Health Services Brisbane Ltd | Purchase and refurbishment of a building to support expanded clinical training placements | $3,055,026 |
| Unitingcare Health | Extension of existing education centre at The Wesley campus with training rooms | $912,125 |
| The University of Queensland | Design and construction of an additional floor on an existing building within the Wesley Hospital complex to support expanded clinical training placements | $1,237,500 |
| The University of Queensland | Construction of a garage to house ambulance vehicles to support increased clinical training placements | $12,000 |
| The University of Queensland | Fit-out of existing space at The Sunshine Clinical School to provide tutorial, examination space and work stations | $165,000 |
| The University of Queensland | Establish and/or expand training hubs at a number of different rural hospitals and general practices. | $220,000 |
| The University of Queensland | Purchase student accommodation at a number of different rural sites. | $2,790,000 |
| University of the Sunshine Coast | Construction of two clinical training rooms on site at Churches of Christ Aged Care facility in Caloundra. | $240,240 |
| The Trustee for Potter Family Discretionary Trust | Construction of a primary health care training facility within the precinct of the Main St Medical Centre. | $367,720 |
| James Cook University | Renovation of existing building at Cairns and Hinterland Health Service District to create an integrated education and training facility. | $4,784,640 |
| Griffith University | Construction of a clinical training facility at Toowoomba. | $2,948,000 |
| Bond University | Refurbishment of a tutorial room at The Wesley Hospital | $35,954 |
| Bundaberg Friendly Society Medical Institute Ltd | Refurbishment of an existing residential property at 83 Woondooma Street, Bundaberg to support expanded clinical training placements | $135,250 |
| Bundaberg Friendly Society Medical Institute Ltd | Refurbishment of two consulting suites at the Friendly Society Private Hospital to support increased clinical training placements | $67,896 |
| Bundaberg Friendly Society Medical Institute Ltd | Refurbishment of an area to provide a dedicated common room/study area for students at the Friendly Society Private Hospital | $34,503 |
| James Cook University | Fit out of tutorial rooms and offices for students and staff based at Cairns Private Hospital. | $50,000 |
| James Cook University | Construction of an additional floor to an existing building at Mater Mackay to house tutorial, simulation and study spaces. | $984,960 |
| James Cook University | Construction of four dental clinical training hubs in North Queensland which will each consist of a pod of four chairs. | $6,163,500 |
| James Cook University | Extension of lecture/tutorial space and relocation of skills laboratory at the Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health. | $1,458,860 |
| James Cook University | Construction of 10 bed student accommodation in Mount Isa. | $926,958 |
| 20 Projects | $26,590,132 |
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