It’s all Happening Te Papa Hauora Health Precinct takes shape Te Papa Hauora Health Precinct is steadily taking shape, with two other buildings under construction at the junction of Antigua and Tuam Streets near the Christchurch Outpatients building. These are the Health Research and Education Facility (HREF), and a private development that will accommodate health-related activities.
Heading to hospital? Plan your trip! The Health Precinct is not just a physical space accommodating organisations adjacent to the hospital. Its impact extends beyond its geography, to create a ‘health hub’ with spokes of benefit extending outwards. This is because activities in the Precinct are focused on improving communities’ health, well-being and capitalising on innovation, to benefit Cantabrians and those further afield. It enables collaboration, the sharing of ideas and opportunities, and drives innovation. ■
If you are coming to the Christchurch Hospital campus, please remember that parking in this area is extremely challenging. Plan your trip and leave plenty of time to get your appointment. You can:
• Use the CCC on-street parking and Wilsons parking but be aware that space is at a premium. • Use the bus if this is appropriate for you. • Arrange with a family member or friend to drop you off and pick you up outside Hagley Outpatients or the main entrance at Christchurch Hospital. • Patients and visitors can park at the Deans Ave car park and use the free Canterbury DHB shuttle (see map).
The Health Research and Education Facility (HREF) will contain health education, professional development and research activities in a purpose-built facility designed to maximise opportunities for collaboration and innovation. Ara’s undergraduate nursing, radiography and midwifery students, and the University of Canterbury’s postgraduate health science students will relocate into the HREF. Plans already underway include a shared ICT process, a co-designed simulation suite and virtual reality room (including mock ward areas, a simulation operating theatre, and simulated home environments), which will support education and training locally as well as across the South Island, and collaborative research projects.
22 | Spring 2017
Parking is going to be a challenge for the next two years with all the building projects underway around Hospital Corner. To help ease some of the stress of coming to hospital, please plan your trip! ■