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Jack Gramenz and Alex Mitchell

Barriers to clear in private-public hospital talks

A government task force will examine the return of Northern Beaches Hospital to public ownership. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

A taskforce will scour a private hospital operator's contract to run a public health facility is being examined as the company looks for a way out of the deal amid its uncertain future.

Healthscope has proposed transitioning Sydney's 488-bed Northern Beaches Hospital into the NSW public health system, but any attempts to secure a windfall gain will be a huge barrier in negotiations, Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says.

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