- Models of capital investment that enable health care organisations to stay flexible across time will significantly enable regional health systems to adapt to developments in medicine and demands on care and prevention that are emerging in future years. In the shorter term, approaches to capital investment by health service organisations has the potential to stimulate the development of capable local businesses, strengthening their competitiveness in wider markets and so supporting a positive drive to achieve the goals of the Lisbon Agenda (growth, competition, employment)
- Capital investment in refurbishing or building new health care infrastructure can be done in ways that: help create dynamic local businesses that are competitive in wider markets; boost local employment; widen the skills base; improve workplace & population health; and strengthen social cohesion.
