Overview
- The state reached an in-principle deal with Healthscope and its receivers to transfer the entire hospital to public control under the Northern Sydney Local Health District.
- All clinical and support staff will be offered NSW Health roles at the site, with existing entitlements to be transferred.
- The government has not settled the future of private services on the campus and will consult clinicians before finalizing the operating model.
- The decision follows safety failures highlighted by the death of two-year-old Joe Massa and the passage of 'Joe’s law' banning acute-care public–private partnerships.
- Final completion depends on legal and commercial sign-offs and creditor agreement, as doctors warn losing about 20,000 private surgeries annually could strain public waitlists.