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NSW Health

NSW Health delivers safe, high-quality and compassionate healthcare to the people of NSW.

Vision and mission

NSW Health's vision is for a sustainable health system that delivers outcomes that matter most to patients and the community, is personalised, invests in wellness and is digitally enabled.

How NSW Health can help

NSW Health operates more than 220 public hospitals, as well as providing community health and other public health services, for the NSW community through a network of local health districts, specialty networks and non-government affiliated health organisations.

Information lines / help lines

If you have a health emergency, call 000 (triple zero).

If you are not seriously ill, make an appointment to see your general practitioner or call healthdirect on 1800 022 222 anytime (24 hours 7 days a week) for free health information and advice. Your local pharmacist can also advise on many non-serious conditions.

For mental health advice, call the NSW Mental Health Line on 1800 011 511 (24 hours 7 days a week).

For sexual health advice, call the NSW Sexual Health Infolink on 1800 451 624 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm AEST).

Programs and apps and tools

Recommended links

Last reviewed: October 2023

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Huntington disease

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Sickle cell disease

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Fermented drinks and alcohol | NSW Health

Fermented drinks include kombucha, ginger beer, kvass and kefir. These drinks may contain varying levels of alcohol as a by-product of the fermentation process. Manufacturers are required to provide information on the label about alcohol content. Consumers, especially those vulnerable to the effects of alcohol such as pregnant women, drivers, and people operating machinery, should read these labels before consumption.

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Neurofibromatosis type 1

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Haemorrhoids in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

Information in this leaflet is general in nature and should not take the place of advice from your health care provider

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Common concerns in pregnancy

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Cocaine Side Effects, Addiction and Overdose | Your Room

Cocaine is a stimulant drug with many side effects. Find out what to do in the case of addiction or overdose and places to get help and treatment.

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Unflued gas heaters - Fact sheets

This fact sheet provides information on how unflued gas heaters can affect your health, and on how to reduce the potential hazard associated with the use of these appliances.

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Impetigo (school sores) fact sheet - Fact sheets

Impetigo is a common skin infection that mostly affects children. It is treated with antibiotics. Practising good hygiene can help to stop the spread of impetigo.

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Avian Influenza ("bird flu") fact sheet - Fact sheets

Avian influenza fact sheet.

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