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NSW Health
Department overview
Formed1914; 110 years ago (1914)[1]
Preceding agencies
  • Department of Public Health
  • Health Commission of NSW
  • New South Wales Department of Health
JurisdictionNew South Wales
Headquarters1 Reserve Road, St Leonards[2]
Employees100,000 (2011)[3]
Annual budgetA$17.3 billion (2011–2012)[4]
Ministers responsible
Department executive
Child agencies
Websitehttps://www.health.nsw.gov.au/

The New South Wales Ministry of Health, branded NSW Health, is a ministerial department of the New South Wales Government. NSW Health supports the executive and statutory roles of the Minister for Health, the Minister for Regional Health, and the Minister for Mental Health. The Ministry also monitors the performance of state-wide health organisations that collectively make up NSW Health.[5] It is primarily responsible for the public health system in New South Wales, particularly through public hospitals as well as associated agencies and statutory authorities, such as the NSW Ambulance service.

The provision or delivery of health services are delegated to sixteen local health districts, who provide services in a wide range of settings, from primary care posts in the remote outback to metropolitan tertiary health centres, including specialist networks that are focused on children's and paediatric services; custodial health and forensic mental health; and associated agencies.

Leadership

The Ministry is led by its Secretary, Susan Pearce.[6] The Secretary reports to the following Ministers:

Local Health Districts

Networks

State-wide Health Services

Pillars

Shared Services

Health Professional Councils

See also

References

  1. ^ "Celebrating 100 years" (PDF). 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Reserve Road, St Leonards". Health Infrastructure NSW. Government of New South Wales. 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Jobs". Department of Health. Government of New South Wales. 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  4. ^ "RECORD $22 BILLION HEALTH BUDGET BOOSTS FRONTLINE CARE" (PDF) (Press release). NSW Budget 2016–17. Government of New South Wales. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2017 – via www.health.nsw.gov.au.
  5. ^ "Health, NSW Ministry of". www.service.nsw.gov.au. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  6. ^ Cabinet, Department of Premier and (22 February 2022). "Susan Pearce appointed to lead NSW Health | NSW Government".

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