Northern Beaches hospital handed to NSW government, ending troubled public-private partnership

The Northern Beaches hospital in Sydney is going public, being handed from private operator Healthscope to NSW Health this week. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

Sydney’s Northern Beaches hospital is officially entering the public system, ending a troubled eight-year public-private partnership, although uncertainty about the future of private services remains.

The transition and legal handover of the hospital from private operator Healthscope to New South Wales Health will occur at 7am on Wednesday. The New South Wales health minister, Ryan Park, said it was a “historic day”.