ACT project account
Improving Canberra's health infrastructure – Delivering a new palliative care ward at the Canberra Hospital
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Reporting boundary
Capital line funded in the 2023-24 Budget; the 2026-27 Budget separately funds operationalisation ('Investing in public health care – Acute Palliative Care Unit implementation', a recurrent initiative of $2.447m net cost, not capital).
Cost as published, edition by edition
What each edition said this would cost
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| Edition | Published figure | Publisher | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | $15.5mAs printed: 15,466 ($'000)Capital meaning not yet reviewedInterpretation statusNot yet classified · Not stated | Document mining | Machine-read |
Recorded particulars
What else the sources state
Capacity
- Beds
- It will initially open with eight beds and expand to 12 beds from 2028-29. Document miningSource states the unit opens with eight beds and expands to 12 beds from 2028-29; the eight-bed figure is the opening configuration.Machine-read
Sources
Original documents
Document mining, ACT Budget 2026-27 — Budget Statements C (Health and Community Services Directorate; Canberra Health Services), incl. Tables 21-24 and 29-31 Infrastructure Program
Statement C, Table 23 (CHS Works In Progress), page 84
Open original sourceDocument mining, ACT Budget 2026-27 — Budget Outlook (Chapter 3.2 Investing in the Wellbeing of Canberrans; Chapter 3.7 Infrastructure and Capital; Appendix C Capital Works Program — Works-in-Progress)
Budget Outlook, Chapter 3.2, initiative 'Investing in public health care – Acute Palliative Care Unit implementation', page 64
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