Northern Beaches Hospital is operated under a privately operated for-profit hospital paid by the NSW Government to deliver services to public patients.  Its private operators Healthscope went into receivership in May. The NSW Government is currently in negotiations over the future of the hospital.

Many in the community hold serious concerns about cost cutting pressures, conditions for staff and the standard of care for patients at the hospital under the public private partnership, which was introduced by the former coalition government. There have been a number of tragedies at the hospital which have shaken public confidence. A recent NSW audit found the the hospital was failing to deliver.

I am pushing for the whole hospital, not just the public beds and services, to be taken into public hands.

What I have done:

• Hosted public forum with the NSW Minister for Health and the NSW Treasurer with  Michael Regan, the independent Member for Wakehurst, which was attended by hundreds of community members and hospital staff.
• Met staff, patients and families, regularly met with NSW Ministers for Health and Treasurer.
• Lobbied for and promoted the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry.
• Supported legislation - the Health Services Amendment (Northern Beaches Hospital Deed Termination) Bill 2025 - introduced by Michael Regan MP, which ensures that the Minister for Health can act if negotiations fail, protecting taxpayers from drawn-out legal disputes and excessive costs.
  

I continue to working closely with the NSW Government, my fellow MPs Michael Regan and Dr Sophie Scamps, the independent Member for Mackeller, staff and community members, to deliver the best outcomes for our growing community.

On broader health issues, I am working to: 

• Expand public health services, including dialysis, at the old Mona Vale Hospital site and ensure it is never sold off.
• Improve community based public youth mental health services on the northern beaches, including a Mona Vale Hub.