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The HCCC works closely with the health professional councils in NSW when handling complaints to ensure the best possible protection of the public health and safety. The Health Care Complaints Act 1993 (NSW) defines the scope of the HCCC's work, which is to: [1] receive and assess complaints relating to health service providers in NSW;
[5] [6] It is primarily responsible for the public health system in New South Wales, particularly through public hospitals as well as associated agencies and statutory authorities, such as the NSW Ambulance service. The provision of health services within the state is assigned to fifteen local health districts, who operate based on area, and ...
The Commonwealth Ombudsman in Australia was established in 1977. [1] The Ombudsman can investigate complaints from people who believe they have been treated unfairly or unreasonably by an Australian Government department / agency or prescribed private sector organisation, including Australia Post, Centrelink, Child Support and the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.
The complaint, which was supported by the group Australian Skeptics, said that the organisation was in breach of the Health Care Complaints Act because it made "unsubstantiated health claims based on 'conspiracy theories', pseudo-scientific evidence and debunked research." The complaint was also supported by Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith ...
Barbara O'Neill (born 28 July 1953 [1]) is an Australian alternative health care promoter who advertises unsupported health practices described as misinformation and a risk to health and safety by the New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission.
BHI was established in September 2009 by the NSW Government under the Health Services Act 1997 following the “Final Report of the Special Commission of Inquiry into Acute Care Services in NSW Public Hospitals” by Peter Garling, SC. The Garling Report recommended that: "a Bureau of Health Information be established to access, interpret and ...
The functions and responsibilities of the Secretary for NSW Health are defined per section 122 of the NSW Health Services Act 1997. [3] These are: (a) to facilitate the achievement and maintenance of adequate standards of patient care within public hospitals and in relation to other services provided by the public health system,
Together they administer the health portfolio through the Health cluster, including the Ministry of Health, its Office of Medical Research, and a range of other government agencies, including local health districts and the NSW Ambulance service. [5] Ultimately, the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.