The New South Wales Ministry of Health, branded NSW Health, is a ministerial department of the

New South Wales Government The Government of New South Wales, also known as the NSW Government, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of New South Wales. It is currently held by a coalition of the Liberal Party and the National Party. The Governme ...

. NSW Health supports the executive and statutory roles of the

Minister for Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental health. Coun ...

, 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 Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the det ...

system in

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, particularly through

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s 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

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, Elizabeth Koff. The Secretary reports to the following Ministers: *

, presently

The Honourable ''The Honourable'' (British English) or ''The Honorable'' ( American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain ...

Brad Hazzard , * Minister for Women, the Minister for Regional Health, and the Minister for Mental Health, presently the Honourable Bronwyn Taylor .

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)

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

References

External links

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Health Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...

Medical and health organisations based in New South Wales 1914 establishments in Australia Health policy in Australia