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The State Government has announced a major expansion at the Queensland Children’s Hospital with 24 extra beds to be added. FOLLOW THE STATE PARLIAMENT LIVE BLOG

THE State Government has announced a major expansion at the Queensland Children’s Hospital with 24 extra beds to be added.

The $20 million expansion will also boost the specialise oncology service capacity by 25 per cent. 

Health Minister Steven Miles said six beds would be added to the oncology ward with level 12 to be fitted out. 

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“Oncology has been consistently over capacity and so six additional beds will bring the number of oncology beds to 30,” he said. 

“The expansions itself will deliver at least 24 additional beds on level 12, what services move to level 12 will now be determined in a co-design process between the hospital clinicians, patients and their families.”

Following consultation around the level 12 fit out, a tender will be released in the second half of this year with construction to begin in early 2020. 

Originally published as State Parliament live blog: Follow the latest from February 12 sitting