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Canterbury DHB welcomes news of new mental health facilities
Canterbury DHB welcomes news of new mental health facilities
Canterbury DHB Board chair Dr John Wood is delighted that the Indicative Business Case for new mental health facilities has been approved.
“This gives us the green light to move forward to the next stage, which is preparing a Detailed Business Case.
“This is fantastic news for our community and will be welcome news for mental health staff – particularly those who are working from outdated facilities.
“The DHB has been really clear about what it requires and we will be doing everything we can to ensure things happen in a timely way and I look forward to the day we can celebrate the start of construction on the Hillmorton site.
“This is a significant first step towards new facilities for our specialist mental health services. I am sure staff will be thrilled to hear that the plan is to have the new facilities completed within three years,” Dr Wood said.
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Canterbury DHB
CDHB
Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) is a Christchurch, New Zealand based hospital and healthcare provider for the
Canterbury region of New Zealand. Our region extends from Kekerengu in the North, to Rangitata in the South and Arthurs Pass in the West and comprises the six Territorial Local Authorities of Kaikoura, Hurunui, Waimakariri, Christchurch City, Selwyn and Ashburton.
We collaborate with other health and disability organisations, stakeholders and our community to decide what health and disability services are needed and how to best use the funding we receive from Government to improve, promote and protect the health, wellbeing and independence of our population.
At the Canterbury DHB, our vision is to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in Canterbury.
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