NSW Department of Health
We work to provide people in New South Wales with the best possible health care. We work to keep people healthy, prevent, detect and treat illness and deliver high quality, affordable and well-managed health services.
What's New
- 3rd Annual NSW Health Expo
Register online now for the 3rd Annual NSW Health Expo - Respiratory illness in NSW Emergency Departments, Winter 2008
provides data on presentations with repsiratory illness to NSW Emergency Departments, 2008. - Hospital Performance Data for period ending June 2008
provides data on how our hospitals and the Ambulance Service are performing. - 1997-2007 Report on older people from the New South Wales Population Health Survey
provides a snapshot of the health and wellbeing of adults 65 years and over in New South Wales. - Final Government Response to Tracking Tragedy (2007)
final response to Mental Health Sentinel Events Review Committee's 3rd report on review of circumstances surrounding homicides by mental health patients and suicide deaths of patients in community mental health settings. - 1997-2007 Report on young adults from the New South Wales Population Health Survey
provides the first ever snapshot of the health and wellbeing of adults aged 16-24 years in New South Wales. - The Patient Journey Kits 1 and 2
developed to support general practitioners and public health care workers who provide treatment to patients on the NSW Opioid Treatment Program.
Newsroom
- Concern over central catheter use [10 October 2008]
- Minister presents top awards for Mental Health Innovators [09 October 2008]
- Meditiation and Movies among the activities planned for Mental Health Week [05 October 2008]
- Get behind National Walk to Work Day [02 October 2008]
- Meningococcal Disease Warning [01 October 2008]
- New Blood Donors needed [01 October 2008]
- Royal North Shore Hospital preferred tenderer announced [29 September 2008]
- Leading stroke specialist wins prestigious RPA Research Medal [26 September 2008]




