10.0 | Social Infrastructure
The projected growth and development of the Waterford Metropolitan Area will require the development of community, education, health and social services and infrastructure commensurate with the needs of amuch larger population.
Additional investment is required in the short term to address legacy issues associatedwith social and economic deprivation. For Waterford to develop as a Learning, Welcoming and Socially Inclusive Metropolitan Area, priority areas for investment in health provision, education and social cohesion and diversity have been identified and are set out below.
10.1 | University Hospital Waterford
The vision for the Waterford Metropolitan Area requires the development of Health Services appropriate to the future size and scale of the Waterford Metropolitan Area and wider South-East.
The National Development Plan Strategy 2018-2027 identifies University Hospital Waterford (UHW) under its Strategic Investment Priorities and development of UHW should be prioritised as a centre of excellence for the South East.
Waterford MASP Policy Objective 22
University Hospital Waterford (UHW) It is an objective to support the development of University Hospital Waterford as a centre of excellence for the South East capable of providing high quality health care for the expanding population of the Metropolitan Area and wider South-East, subject to the outcome of environmental assessments and the planning process. The Regional Assembly will support the development of additional Acute Care Services and additional health services/facilities as identified in the National Development Plan Strategic Priorities and provision of a Second Cath Lab Facility.
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