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To: Ryan Park, NSW Minister for Health and Daniel Mookhey, NSW Treasurer

Return Northern Beaches Hospital to Public Hands

Unions NSW

You helped us win! Northern Beaches Hospital has been returned to public hands.

Everyone deserves a hospital run for care, not profit. 

The privatisation experiment at Northern Beaches Hospital has failed. Chronic understaffing, faulty and inadequate equipment, and a lack of oversight have led to serious harm - including the tragic and avoidable death of a two-year-old in 2024. 

It’s time for the NSW Government to commit to bringing the hospital back into public hands and to give the community the safe, accountable healthcare it deserves.  

Health is too important to be run for profit.

Why is this important?

While operated by the for-profit company Healthscope, Northern Beaches Hospital has been plagued by persistent complaints. Staff, patients, and families report chronic understaffing, poor patient outcomes and a culture that puts profits before patients. 

Public ownership would restore accountability, improve staffing levels and working conditions and ensure safety for patients and workers alike. 

Unions campaigned alongside NSW Labor in opposition to oppose the privatisation of these essential health services. Now it’s time for the Labor Government to honour their commitment and return the hospital to public hands where it belongs. 

Add your name today to demand a healthcare system that puts people before profit.  
Frenchs Forest NSW 2086, Australia

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Updates

2026-04-29 16:49:53 +1000

Petition is successful with 2,159 signatures

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