Healthscope propone devolver el Hospital Northern Beaches de Sydney al control público en medio de la tensión financiera y la protesta pública. Healthscope proposes returning Sydney's Northern Beaches Hospital to public control amid financial strain and public outcry.

Healthscope, el operador privado del Hospital Northern Beaches de Sydney, propone devolver el hospital al control público debido a problemas financieros y a la presión pública tras la muerte de un niño. 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. El hospital de 488 camas continuará operando durante las discusiones sobre su futuro. The 488-bed hospital will continue operating during discussions about its future. El gobierno de Nueva Gales del Sur se opone a las asociaciones público-privadas para hospitales agudos, y el tesorero Daniel Mookhey sugiere que Healthscope no debería esperar un beneficio. The NSW government opposes public-private partnerships for acute hospitals, and Treasurer Daniel Mookhey suggests Healthscope should not expect a profit. El hospital, que sustituyó a dos instalaciones públicas más pequeñas en 2018, debía estar bajo la dirección de Healthscope hasta 2038. The hospital, which replaced two smaller public facilities in 2018, was due to be under Healthscope's management until 2038.