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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Natasha May Health reporter

‘Joe’s law’ to ban future hospital privatisation in NSW

Danny and Elouise Massa and NSW premier Chris Minns
Danny and Elouise Massa – whose two-year-old son, Joe Massa, died after receiving care at Northern Beaches Hospital in September 2024 – speak to media alongside NSW premier Chris Minns. Photograph: Flavio Brancaleone/AAP

NSW is expected to ban future privatisation of public acute hospitals, with the state government announcing “Joe’s law” on Thursday, named for the two-year-old who died at the Northern Beaches hospital.

Joe Massa suffered a cardiac arrest and died in September after waiting three hours in the emergency department operated by private hospital provider Healthscope in a public-private partnership (PPP).

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