NGO Program
The NSW Health NGO Program funds non-government organisations to provide a range of health services. In 2010/11 NSW Health is providing more than $146 million for a total of 511 grants to more than 300 organisations across the state. These include Aboriginal Health, drug and alcohol, mental health, AIDS, oral health, women’s health, chronic illness support and other services.
The aims of the NSW Health NGO Program are to:
- Support models of health service delivery developed by local communities which maximise access and support community participation;
- Build self reliance and responsibility for health at a personal and community level by the development of networks and self help initiatives;
- Ensure a range of complementary health services which provide ease of continuity of care and efficiency in the use of local resources; and
- Assist NGOs to provide a range of priority health services.
A Review of the NGO program was conducted in 2009/10. The outcomes sought from this NSW Health NGO Review are:
- Where possible, reduce red tape and improve governance, transparency, efficiency and effectiveness of the NSW Health NGO Program
- NSW Health and the NGO Sector work together to ensure that health funded NGO services provide value for money services and are broadly complementary with NSW Health priorities
- NSW Health and the NGO Sector to strengthen partnerships to improve the health planning and health service delivery across all NSW health services
Further information on the NGO Review Recommendations can be found at the following link NSW Health NGO Program Review - Recommendations Report
The NGO Advisory Committee (NGOAC) is the senior forum to facilitate collaboration between NSW Health and the NGO sector on the development and implementation of NSW Health policy, the NGO Program and the relationship with the NGO Sector. Further information on the NGOAC can be found at the following link.
NGO Support Stocktake
The NSW Governments commitment to supporting and developing human services non-government organisations (NGOs) is set out in the Working Together for New South Wales Agreement. A Stocktake of achievements under the Agreement was released in June 2009, outlining NSW Government activity in the following key areas:
- building and maintaining the relationship;
- improving service quality and community outcomes;
- streamlining funding and regulatory processes; and
- supporting organisational and workforce capacity building.
NGO Support Stocktake: Developing and supporting human service non-government organisation in NSW
Contact details
For further information on the NGO unit please contact:
Community & Government Relations Unit
Primary Health & Community Partnerships Branch
NSW Health
Ph: 9391 9353
E-mail: partnerships@doh.health.nsw.gov.au
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/business/ngo_review.asp