The West Australian government will delay the opening of the $1.2 billion Perth Children's Hospital (PCH) if necessary as it seeks to avoid the same problems experienced with the commissioning and opening of Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH).

WA Health Minister Kim Hames told ABC News today that he was “nervous” about whether the hospital would be completed on time. The opening of the hospital would be delayed if construction was not completed by November 30 as the government would take five months from whatever date it received the keys, Dr Hames said.