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| Formed | 1914; 110 years ago (1914)[1] |
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| 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] |
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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.[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.
The Ministry is led by its Secretary, Susan Pearce.[6] The Secretary reports to the following Ministers:
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