O Healthscope propõe devolver o Hospital Northern Beaches de Sydney ao controle público em meio a tensão financeira e protestos públicos. Healthscope proposes returning Sydney's Northern Beaches Hospital to public control amid financial strain and public outcry.

O Healthscope, operador privado do Hospital Northern Beaches de Sydney, propõe devolver o hospital ao controle público devido a problemas financeiros e pressão pública após a morte de uma criança. Healthscope, the private operator of Sydney's Northern Beaches Hospital, proposes returning the hospital to public control due to financial issues and public pressure following a child's death. O hospital de 488 leitos continuará operando durante as discussões sobre seu futuro. The 488-bed hospital will continue operating during discussions about its future. O governo NSW se opõe a parcerias público-privadas para hospitais agudos, e o tesoureiro Daniel Mookhey sugere que o Healthscope não deve esperar lucro. The NSW government opposes public-private partnerships for acute hospitals, and Treasurer Daniel Mookhey suggests Healthscope should not expect a profit. O hospital, que substituiu duas instalações públicas menores em 2018, deveria estar sob a gestão da Healthscope até 2038. The hospital, which replaced two smaller public facilities in 2018, was due to be under Healthscope's management until 2038.