Northside Living News: NSW Health Minister, Ryan Park, told hundreds of Beaches locals that the State Government would ‘do everything it can’ to put Northern Beaches Hospital public services back into public hands.
Minister Park was speaking at the Northern Beaches Hospital (NBH) forum on 14 May in Dee Why, also attended by NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey, and hosted by Independent MPs Michael Regan (Wakehurst) and Jacqui Scruby (Pittwater).
“The NSW Treasurer and I have made a decision to try and right a wrong,” Minister Park said. “It’s not going to be easy, but we can get there. This is a model of health care that no longer works.”...
Ms Scruby stressed that a return to public hands would not deliver improved services unless further operational investment was made.
“It won’t be enough to buy back the hospital – we need improvements and increases to services, and that will require additional operating expenditure.”
A parliamentary inquiry into the hospital is currently taking submissions until 20 May.
“It’s important that the committee conducting the inquiry hear our experiences and opinions,” Ms Scruby said. “Every submission can help improve the care our community receives at Northern Beaches Hospital.”