Healthscope to return Northern Beaches Hospital to public hands

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The future of Sydney's Northern Beaches Hospital is now up in the air, after private operator Healthscope offered to hand it back to the state. Healthscope says its deal to run the hospital no longer aligns with government policy - after a law passed last month banning public-private partnerships in acute care facilities.   GUEST: Daniel Mookhey, NSW Treasurer PRODUCER: Brooke Young