NSW Department of Health
We work to provide people in New South Wales with the best possible health care. We aim to keep people healthy, prevent, detect and treat illness and deliver high quality, affordable and well-managed health services.
What's New
- List of stolen or lost medication reported by NSW hospitals to NSW Health over the past 5 years
Under the provisions of the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation the NSW Department of Health received notification of lost or stolen Schedule 8 and Schedule 4, Appendix-D medications from NSW hospitals, over the past five years. - Report of the Chief Health Officer
This report provides key information on the status of the health of our community, current challenges and emerging health priorities. - Consumer Evaluation of Having a Baby
The NSW Department of Health encourages all women who have received a copy of "Having a Baby" to participate in the survey online. - 2007 Triennial Report on Adult Health by Division of General Practice
These reports present indicators from the continuous New South Wales Population Health Survey for the 37 NSW Divisions of General Practice. - National E-Health Strategy Summary
In early 2008, Australian Health Ministers, through the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council, commissioned Deloitte to develop a strategic framework and plan to guide national coordination and collaboration in E-Health. - The Dark Side of Tanning
Are you at risk of skin cancer? The Dark Side of Tanning is a Cancer Institute NSW campaign that shows the dangers of tanning and the damage to the skin that can happen even before it starts to show signs of burning. - NSW Health Patient Survey 2008 Statewide Report
This report summarises findings from the NSW Health Patient Survey, covering seven patient categories across the vast majority of public healthcare facilities in NSW.
Newsroom
NSW Health media releases
- Public Health Alert: Food Borne Infections [23 December 2008]
- Rabies health warning for Australians travelling to Bali [12 December 2008]
- Independent Audit into Hospital Triage Times [26 November 2008]
- NSW Health conducts review of patients from a private Sydney skin cancer clinic [24 November 2008]
more NSW Health media releases >>
Ministerial media releases
- New Institute to Improve Emergency Department Care [22 December 2008]
- New Website to Provide Feedback on Hospital Improvements [21 December 2008]
- Governments Endorse Integrated Border Health Service [19 December 2008]
- Drink spiking warning to party-goers [17 December 2008]
