Department of Health (New South Wales)
| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 1914 |
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| Jurisdiction | New South Wales |
| Headquarters | 73 Miller Street, North Sydney |
| Employees | 100,000 (2011) |
| Annual budget | A$17.3 billion (2011-2012) |
| Ministers responsible | |
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| Child agencies |
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| Website | http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/ |
The New South Wales Ministry of Health or NSW Health, a department of the New South Wales Government, supports the executive and statutory roles of the Minister for Health, the Minister for Medical Research, and the Minister for Mental Health. The Ministry also monitors the performance of state wide and specialist, health service organisations that 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.
NSW Health has three directions:
with other health services
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.
The Ministry is led by its Secretary, Elizabeth Koff. The Secretary reports to the Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research, presently the Honourable Brad Hazzard MP, and the Minister for Mental Health, Minister for Women and Minister for Ageing, presently the Honourable Tanya Davies MP.
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