‘It hasn’t worked for Joe’: The law change that will end the Northern Beaches Hospital model
- The Minns government will introduce 'Joe's Law' to ban public-private partnerships in hospitals, ensuring public control over services in New South Wales.
- Two-Year-Old Joe Massa died after waiting for two-and-a-half hours at Northern Beaches Hospital, where failures in management were noted.
- Health Minister Ryan Park stated the current model is unsustainable and aims to protect public hospitals from future private partnerships.
- Joe's parents, Danny and Elouise Massa, advocate for the law, stating it would be 'monumental' for healthcare in New South Wales.
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NSW to ban public-private hospital partnerships after toddler's death
The Minns government is set to introduce the legislation known as "Joe's Law", which will protect hospitals providing emergency, surgical and inpatient services from any future government entering such partnerships which limit public control over hospital services.

‘It hasn’t worked for Joe’: The law change that will end the Northern Beaches Hospital model
The parents of Joe, who died at the controversial hospital, have welcomed a major shake-up that will reset “our moral compass”.
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