Information Response_010616 · MCU15/0122

o Attracting and retaining a quality medical workforce is increasingly reliant on access to
  training and employment opportunities. The proposed development would create a hub for
  private and public GPs and specialists to provide ongoing training to medical students in fields
  relevant to the community’s health needs.

o The access to ongoing training will improve the overall quality of health care offered by the
  Noosa Hospital and specialist teams. The co-location of training and health care contributes
  to the creation of a health and wellbeing precinct for the current and future health needs of
  the Noosa community.

o Noosa Radiology is experiencing strong demand for its services and has outgrown its existing
  premises. Additional staff treatment rooms are required to meet growing demand for services
  and there is insufficient space within their existing premises to accommodate this expansion.

o Co-location of the proposed specialist medical centre will increase the range and convenience
  of access to services at the Noosa Hospital. The inclusion of angiography suites, PET imaging
  and training facilities will establish a health hub in association with the Noosa Hospital and
  enhance the health outcomes and treatment options for the community.

o There are no other specialist centres in the Noosa area of the nature proposed on the
  subject site, and the proposed development co-located with the hospital will bring to
  Noosa and to the Noosa community a level of health service experienced by other
  communities on the Sunshine Coast. There is a clear shift in the co-location of health care
  services as is the case in the new Sunshine Coast University Hospital Precinct in Kawana
  and in Nambour. Economic and operational efficiencies will be generated for the Noosa
  Hospital and the specialist centre as a result of the co-location of these health care
  facilities. There is a clear amalgam of attraction for health care facilities in benefiting from
  co-location.

o There are substantial operational efficiencies for staff and patients alike as a result of the
  co-location of health care and specialist suites with the Hospital offering opportunities for
  specialists to transfer more efficiently between their suites and the Noosa Hospital.

o The development of a specialist suite co-located with the Noosa Hospital presents the
  opportunity for Noosa to attract greater depth of visiting and locally based specialist
  services contributing to the overall wellbeing of the Noosa community.




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