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| Formed | 1914 |
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| Jurisdiction | New South Wales |
| Headquarters | 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards |
| Employees | 100,000 (2011) |
| Annual budget | A$17.3 billion (2011–2012) |
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| Website | https://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. 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. The Secretary reports to the following Ministers:
- Minister for Health, presently The Honourable Ryan Park MP
- Minister for Women, the Minister for Regional Health, and the Minister for Mental Health, presently The Honourable Rose Jackson MLC.
Local Health Districts
- Central Coast Local Health District
- Far West Local Health District
- Hunter New England Local Health District
- Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
- Mid North Coast Local Health District
- Murrumbidgee Local Health District
- Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
- Northern NSW Local Health District
- Northern Sydney Local Health District
- South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
- South Western Sydney Local Health District
- Southern NSW Local Health District
- Sydney Local Health District
- Western NSW Local Health District
- Western Sydney Local Health District
Networks
- Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network
- St Vincent's Health Network
- Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (Randwick and Westmead)
State-wide Health Services
- NSW Ambulance
- NSW Health Pathology
- NSW Health Protection
- NSW Organ & Tissue Donation Service
Pillars
- Agency for Clinical Innovation
- Bureau of Health Information
- Cancer Institute NSW
- Clinical Excellence Commission
- Health Education and Training Institute NSW (HETI)
- HealthShare NSW
- eHealth NSW
- Health Infrastructure
Health Professional Councils
- Chinese Medicine Council of New South Wales
- Chiropractic Council of New South Wales
- Dental Council of New South Wales
- Medical Council of New South Wales
- Medical Radiation Practice Council of New South Wales
- Nursing and Midwifery Council of New South Wales
- Occupational Therapy Council of New South Wales
- Optometry Council of New South Wales
- Osteopathy Council of New South Wales
- Pharmacy Council of New South Wales
- Physiotherapy Council of New South Wales
- Podiatry Council of New South Wales
- Psychology Council of New South Wales