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New Law Introduced Following Tragic Death Of NSW Child

The NSW government has introduced 'Joe's Law' after Danny and Elouise Massa's two-year-old son Joe died as a result of systemic failures at Northern Beaches Hospital.

Danny and Elouise Massa broke our hearts last month when we spoke to them about their two-year-old son Joe’s untimely death. 

“I didn’t get to cherish the last moments with Joe because I was too busy trying to find adequate care… as a mother, you have to do everything, you have to fight to the last second as Joe is dying in the bed; unaccompanied, not on a drip, left there to cruelly die,” Elouise said. 

Now, after months of campaigning, the Massas have had a win.

Today, the NSW Government introduced “Joe’s Law,” which will ensure public hospitals like the one Joe was treated in cannot privatise their emergency, surgical, or inpatient services.