The Minns government says it is committed to ending its agreement with private operator Healthscope despite rejecting two offers to take the hospital into public hands.
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Taxpayers should not reward Healthscope’s mismanagement of Northern Beaches Hospital with a profit,NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey said.
Around 370 patients had elective surgeries cancelled as more than 3500 doctors walked off the job on Tuesday.
Surgeries have been cancelled and non-urgent patients told to avoid the state’s emergency departments as hospitals brace for unprecedented industrial action.
The NSW government is facing potential legal action over invasive medical examinations performed on teenagers at a girls’ shelter in Glebe.
The doctors’ union has been given less than 24 hours to back down on its planned three-day strike or risk derailing a deal for resigning psychiatrists.
The union wants a 30 per cent pay rise and working conditions that better address worker fatigue.
It is unclear whether hundreds of NSW doctors will defy the demand and walk off the job for three days next week.