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Ministry in New South Wales, Australia
NSW Health
Formed 1914; 110 years ago (1914 )
[1] Preceding agencies Department of Public Health Health Commission of NSW New South Wales Department of Health Jurisdiction
New South Wales Headquarters 1 Reserve Road,
St Leonards
[2] Employees 100,000 (2011)
[3] Annual budget A$17.3 billion (2011–2012)
[4] Ministers responsible Department executive Child agencies 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.
[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
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
Health Protection NSW
NSW Organ & Tissue Donation Service
Pillars
Shared Services
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
See also
References
External links
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