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
- Human swine influenza investigation
A new influenza virus that spreads between people has recently been identified. This influenza is called human swine influenza (H1N1 Influenza 09). No cases of human swine influenza have been identified in New South Wales or Australia. - Medical Locum Agency Audit Guidelines
The Medical Locum Agency Audit Guidelines will provide advice to accredited auditor bodies and assist agencies compliance with the NSW Health Standards and Conditions for the provision of locum medical officers to the NSW Health services. - Government Response to the GPSC2 Inquiry
NSW Government Response to the Legislative Council General Purpose Standing Committee No.2 inquiry into the Management and Operations of the Ambulance Service of NSW. - The NSW Mothers and Babies Report
The report includes information on recent trends, NSW Hospital services, Health Area of mother's residence, Aboriginal mothers and babies, mother's country of birth, and birth defects. - Public Consultation Draft: Public Health (Tobacco) Regulation 2009
Draft regulations under the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008 have been prepared and released along with regulatory impact statement for public comment. - Regulatory Impact Statement for the proposed Public Health (Tobacco) Regulation 2009
Draft regulations under the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008 have been prepared and released along with regulatory impact statement for public comment. - The Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008
This new legislation strengthens tobacco control in NSW by requiring tobacco products to be placed out of sight, a single point of sale for purchases, and other matters relating to tobacco.
Newsroom
NSW Health media releases
- Human swine flu update [08 May 2009]
- Human swine flu update [07 May 2009]
- Human swine flu update [06 May 2009]
- Human swine flu update [05 May 2009]
Ministerial media releases
- Scholarships for Midwives [05 May 2009]
- Hand Hygiene Program for NSW [05 May 2009]
- Swine flu update [04 May 2009]
- Patient care and safety enters the digital age [02 May 2009]