The Office for Health and Medical Research (OHMR) plays a crucial role in supporting the State’s leading health and medical research efforts. OHMR helps support the broad range of outstanding health and medical research effort being carried out in NSW.

NSW Health's Safety Alert Broadcast System (SABS) aims to provide a systematic approach to the distribution and management of patient safety information to NSW health services.

The Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer is the professional link between the NSW Minister for Health, the Director-General of the Ministry of Health and the public, private and education sectors of the nursing and midwifery professions in NSW.

The Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol Office (MHDAO) is responsible for developing, managing and coordinating NSW Department of Health policy, strategy and program funding relating to mental health and the prevention and management of alcohol and drug related harm.

Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) are an ever-present factor in every health system. They are varied and complex. Many are caused by multi-resistant organisms known as MROs that can be difficult to detect and treat.

Chronic diseases are prolonged conditions that often do not improve and are rarely cured completely. Diabetes, dementia, congestive heart failure and asthma are examples of chronic diseases.

• Pain Management
• Support for Carers
• Ethics
• Allied Health
• Tobacco Strategy