Healthscope offers to return control of Northern Beaches Hospital to public hands
Following the high-profile death of a toddler and new state laws, the private operator is ready to negotiate.
Sydney’s embattled Northern Beaches Hospital looks set to be returned to state control after its private operator Healthscope proposed a handover before its contract expires.
The private–public partnership model has come under intense scrutiny following the death of toddler Joe Massa, who presented to the hospital’s ED last September.
