The NSW government has introduced “Joe’s Law,” legislation that will ban future public-private partnerships (PPPs) for hospitals providing emergency, surgical, and inpatient services. The law is named after two-year-old Joe Massa, who died after waiting for urgent care at Northern Beaches Hospital in September 2024. The Minns government introduced the amendment to the Health Services Act on Thursday, with Health Minister Ryan Park expressing confidence it would pass the following week. “We believe that public hospitals should be in public hands,” said Park. “We cannot afford this type of model to be in place again.” Joe Massa died from cardiac … Continue reading NSW Bans Future Public-Private Partnerships in Acute Hospitals Following Toddler’s Death