Northern Beaches Hospital: NSW government to seize control from Healthscope in $190 million deal

The Minns government has reached an agreement with private operator Healthscope’s receivers to seize control of the Northern Beaches Hospital’s public and private facilities, at a cost of $190 million to taxpayers, Premier Chris Minns announced on Tuesday morning.

The in-principle deal means the hospital’s 494 public beds would be integrated back into the public hospital system by mid-2026 after months of negotiations to unpick one of the most complex privatisation arrangements in NSW’s history, NSW government spokespeople said.

“We’ve reversed one of the worst decisions of any NSW government, where a private hospital model was foisted on the people of the Northern Beaches,” Minns said.

“Not only will future hospitals not go into private hands, but we will bring back this private emerge