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Marty Silk

Qld wants more medical student funding

Queensland needs more medical places "so we can actually grow our own (doctors)", Yvette D'Ath says. (AAP)

Queensland's health minister has called for more medical student placements to be funded by the Commonwealth to help boost the health workforce.

The state government promised for another 2509 hospital beds and 290 mental health beds by 2028 in its budget on Tuesday.

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