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What we do

We support the executive and statutory roles of the NSW Minister for Health and Medical Research and monitor the performance of the NSW public health system, known as NSW Health.

Our vision is for everyone in NSW Health to work together to achieve "Healthy People - now and in the future".

Our goals are to:

keep people healthy
provide the health care that people need
deliver high quality services and
manage health services well.

We report our performance against these goals in our Annual Report.

Where we fit

There are 15 Local Health Districts that are responsible for providing health services in a wide range of settings, from primary care posts in the remote outback to metropolitan tertiary health centres.

In addition, two specialist networks will focus on Children's and Paediatric Services, and Forensic Mental Health.

A third network will operate across the public health services provided by three Sydney facilities operated by St Vincent's Health: these include St Vincent's Hospital and the Sacred Heart Hospice at Darlinghurst and St Joseph’s at Auburn.

Four Pillars

Public Health Units

Public Health Units are responsible for surveillance and public health response in New South Wales, including monitoring the incidence of notifiable infectious diseases and taking appropriate action to control the spread of diseases.

Contact your nearest Public Health Unit

Other Public Health Organisations

New South Wales Health also comprises a number of statewide or specialist health services:

Responsible for the delivery of front line pre-hospital care, medical retrieval and health related transport.
Cancer Institute NSW
A statutory body charged with substantially improving cancer control in New South Wales.
Centre for Oral Health Strategy, NSW
Responsible for planning and developing oral health policies that focus on oral health promotion, prevention, early intervention and treatment.
A board-governed statutory health corporation established to promote and support improved clinical care, safety and quality across the New South Wales health system.
Health Support Services
The mission of Health Support Services is to provide common shared services across corporate, technology and disability services to NSW Health customers in an innovative, efficient and cost effective manner. Health Support Services extensive statewide services include implementing the latest IT health information systems, providing payroll and accounts payable functions, supporting patient care through food and linen services and assisting people with a disability to live and participate in the community.
A statewide service that provides health services to adult an juvenile offenders in local courts, in custody and detention, and in the community. It also provides health services to adult offenders in police cells.
NSW Child Health Networks (NSW CHNs)
Utilising the expertise of clinicians throughout the Networks, the CHNs endeavour to provide the highest quality paediatric health care services in the most appropriate location.
Sydney Children's Hospital Network
The Sydney Children's Hospital Network is the largest paediatric healthcare entity in Australia, with 44,000 inpatient admissions, 86,000 Emergency Department presentations and over one million outpatient occasions of service each year. The team of over 3500 talented staff (full time equivalent) across the Network are committed to providing world-class paediatric health care in a family-focussed, healing environment.

Other services

Adahps (AIDS Dementia & HIV Psychiatry Service)
A state-wide service that assists in the care and management of people with HIV and complex needs.
Education Centre Against Violence
State-wide specialised training, consultancy and resource development for New South Wales Health and interagency workers who provide services to children and adults who have experienced sexual assault, domestic/family violence and/or physical and emotional abuse and neglect.
Offers overseas employment and international consultancy opportunities in commercial and development assistance projects. It also designs and manages in-house education and training programs to meet the specialised needs of international health professionals.
Information and services to assist health professionals to communicate with non English speaking communities throughout New South Wales.
Aims to improve the process and outcome of maternal and neonatal care in New South Wales, especially to those women and/or babies at risk of an adverse outcome.