NSW to scrap Area Health Services
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The move is a condition of the COAG health agreement. (AFP: Norwood Abbey, file photo)
The New South Wales Government is scrapping Area Health Services and has today unveiled the proposed replacement model.
As part of the COAG health agreement signed earlier this year, the State Government agreed to scrap Area Health Services and replace them with Local Health Networks.
The Government has today released proposed boundaries for the networks.
Seventeen will be created across the state in place of the eight current health services.
The State Government says the establishment of the networks will de-centralise public hospital management, increasing local accountability to drive improvements in performance.
The Premier says the changes will deliver an extra $1.2 billion in funding to the state's health system.
The government is asking for submissions on the new proposal.
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