Question on Notice 1261/2025: Queensland public hospitals

Topic

Queensland public hospitals

Question

QUESTION Will the Minister (a) provide a fulsome list of all linen suppliers to Queensland public hospitals, noting that Queensland Health Linen Services only supplies linen to 67 per cent of Queensland Health public hospital beds and (b) provide a fulsome list of Queensland Health sites where there is a Queensland Health Linen Service currently operating? ANSWER I am advised that Queensland Health obtains linen services through a mixed-mode model to meet diverse operational needs across urban, regional and remote hospitals. Linen Services, Supply Chain Branch, Clinical Support Queensland is the primary laundry services supplier for facilities across Queensland Health. The remaining services are provided by either HHS-operated laundries, in-house facilities, private providers or Corrective Services laundries. Linen Services, Supply Chain Branch, Clinical Support Queensland supplies laundry services in seven Hospital and Health Services (HHS): • Children’s Health Queensland • Gold Coast • Metro North • Metro South • Sunshine Coast • West Moreton • Wide Bay

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