The NSW public sector includes ten departments and many agencies and organisations working together to develop policy and deliver important services such as health, education, housing, transport and infrastructure across NSW.
We are over 300,000 dedicated people who share the same values - making a difference, giving back and responding to the future.
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The Food and Drug Administration is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services.
The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices; and by ensuring the safety of our nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.
FDA also has responsibility for regulating the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of tobacco products to protect the public health and to reduce tobacco use by minors.
FDA is responsible for advancing the public health by helping to speed innovations that make medical products more effective, safer, and more affordable and by helping the public get the accurate, science-based information they need to use medical products and foods to maintain and improve their health.
FDA also plays a significant role in the Nation's counterterrorism capability. FDA fulfills this responsibility by ensuring the security of the food supply and by fostering development of medical products to respond to deliberate and naturally emerging public health threats.
North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS) comprises an extensive hospital and health service network that aims to maintain and improve the health and wellbeing of more than 729,144 people (approximately 28% of Western Australia’s total population) within a catchment area of almost 1,000 square kilometres.
We aim to be a trusted partner, delivering excellent health care for our people and our communities and we hinge all of our work on the values of care, respect, innovation, teamwork and integrity.
In serving our population, the NMHS hospital network provides a combination of tertiary, secondary and specialist health care services including trauma, emergency and critical care; emergency and elective surgery; general medical; mental health; inpatient and outpatient services; women, children and neonate services; rehabilitation; aged care; and palliative care.
The NMHS comprises of a mix of tertiary, specialist and generalist hospitals including:
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
- Osborne Park Hospital
- Graylands Hospital
- King Edward Memorial Hospital
NMHS also has a Public Private Partnership arrangement in place for north metropolitan residents to receive high quality public health care services from Joondalup Health Campus.
The NMHS is a statutory authority governed by the NMHS Board.