Artificial Intelligence

​​​Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to drive transformative change in healthcare and is already doing so in many ways.

At NSW Health, several AI initiatives are already in place helping us to do things like deliver better wound care, simplify complex data analysis, save time by automating repetitive processes or reviewing volumes of cardiology literature to aid in clinical decision-making, and much more.

As we continue to harness the potential and innovations associated with AI, NSW Health also remains committed to managing risks as well as maximising the benefits.

Following an expression of interest process, a dedicated NSW Health AI Taskforce has been established to help inform and guide the use of AI in the public health system.

Comprising subject matter experts and senior leaders, the AI Taskforce will be supported by working groups to develop a NSW Health AI Framework for release in 2025.

The Framework will encompass important elements such as governance, communication, skills and capability, assets and intellectual property, data governance, and align with national and state government frameworks.

The Taskforce is co-chaired by Dr Jean-Frédéric Levesque, Deputy Secretary, Clinical Innovation and Research, and Mr Richard Taggart​​, Chief Executive, eHealth NSW, and Chief Information Officer, NSW Health.

Meet the members of the NSW Health AI Taskforce.

More information will be shared as it becomes available, or you can email enquiries to MOH-AI-mailbox@health.nsw.gov.au.

Watch the video below with Dr Jean-Frédéric Levesque, Deputy Secretary, Clinical Innovation and Research, as he shares our plans for AI.

​​NSW Health AI Taskforce members

• Dr Jean-Frédéric Levesque, Deputy Secretary, Clinical Innovation and Research and Chief Executive, Agency for Clinical Innovation, NSW Health (Co-Chair)
• Mr Richard Taggart, Chief Executive, eHealth NSW, and Chief Information Officer, NSW Health (Co-Chair)
• Mr Andrew Elliot, A/Executive Director, Strategy, Architecture and Efficiencies, eHealth NSW​
• Dr Kim Sutherland PSM, Executive Director, Office for Health and Medical Research, NSW Ministry of Health 
  
• Ms Margot Mains, Chief Executive, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
• Professor Neil Merrett, Program Director of Surgery, South Western Sydney Local Health District and Member, NSW Health System Advisory Council
• Dr Heather Cameron, Clinical Director, Oral Health Service, Western NSW Local Health District and Member, NSW Health System Advisory Council
• Ms Sally Duncan, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Information Officer, Northern Sydney Local Health District
• Mr Sayeed Zia, Director of Finance and Corporate Services, the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network
• Mr Neville Board, Chief Digital Health and Information Officer, Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network
• Dr Andrew Hallahan, Executive Director, Medical Services, Clinical Governance, and Risk, Sydney Local Health District
• Dr Jamie Gabriel, Chief Data Officer, Cancer Institute NSW
• Professor Jonathan Morris, Co-Lead Maternity Intelligence, Associate Director, Medical Patient Safety, Clinical Excellence Commission
• Professor Robert Lindeman, Director, Clinical Transformation, NSW Health Pathology
• Dr Olivia Hibbitt, Director, Specialist Service and Technology Evaluation Unit, NSW Ministry of Health
• Ms Deanne Tadros, Director, Capability and Legal Operations, Legal and Regulatory Services, NSW Ministry of Health
• A/Professor Amith Shetty, Clinical Director, System Sustainability and Performance, NSW Ministry of Health
• Dr Jan Fizzell, Senior Medical Advisor, Population Health, NSW Ministry of Health
• Ms Tamara Lee, Director, Future Workforce, Workforce Planning and Talent Development, NSW Ministry of Health
  
• Mr Steven Carr, Executive Director, System Financial Performance and Deputy Chief Financial Officer, NSW Ministry of Health
• Dr Paresh Dawda, General Practitioner Representative
• Ms Carly Eales, Consumer Representative
• Ms Emma Tink, Consumer Representative  
  
• Mr Dominic Dawson, Director, EDWARD, System Information and Analytics Branch, NSW Ministry of Health  
• Mr Stefan Perkovic, A/Chief Operating Officer, Health Infrastructure NSW​
• Mr Conor Cullen, Executive Director, Strategic Communications and Engagement, NSW Ministry of Health
• Mr Andrew Davison, Chief Allied Health Officer, NSW Ministry of Health  
• Dr Benat Oliveira Bravo, Senior Data Scientist, Western Sydney Local Health District
• Ms Wendy Hughes, Chief Executive, HealthShare NSW
• Ms Clare Beech ASM, Executive Director, Clinical, Capability, Safety and Quality, NSW Ambulance
• Dr Susan Grimes, Director, Higher Education, Health Education and Training Institute