NT government to mandate operators of Darwin Private Hospital deliver full maternity service
In short:
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro says a new law will force operators of the Darwin Private Hospital to provide private maternity services.
It comes more than a year after the Territory lost its only private maternity ward.
What's next?
The Private Hospital Amendment Bill will be introduced to parliament next week, but one critic says it will take years to revive a birth unit and find enough staff.
