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Department of Health

The Department of Health is committed to achieving the best health and wellbeing for all Victorians. This is accomplished through planning, policy development, funding and regulation of health service providers and activities which promote and protect Victorians' health.

Phone1300 253 942
Alternate Phone+61 3 9096 9000
TTY13 3677 then ask for 1300 253 942
Fax Number1300 253 964
Email Addressenquiries@health.vic.gov.au
Website http://www.health.vic.gov.au/
Organisation Chart http://www.health.vic.gov.au/divisions/
Address
Postal Address
GPO Box 4541



Melbourne
Victoria
3001
DX Number210311
Organisational Units
Category Title Main Phone Description
Other BodiesAmbulance Victoria03 9840 3500Ambulance Victoria aims to improve the health of the community by providing high quality pre-hospital care and medical transport.
Other BodiesCancer Council Victoria03 9635 5000Cancer Council Victoria is a non-profit organisation involved in cancer research and cancer support, prevention and advocacy.
Other BodiesChinese Medicine Registration Board of Victoria03 9499 3800The Chinese Medicine Registration Board of Victoria (CMRB) registers Chinese herbal medicine practitioners, acupuncturists and dispensers of Chinese herbs and conducts investigations into notifications about registrants' professional conduct or fitness to practise.
Other BodiesConsultative Council on Anaesthetic Mortality and Morbidity03 9096 1381The function of Victorian Consultative Council on Anaesthetic Mortality and Morbidity (VCCAMM) is to identify avoidable causes of morbidity or mortality related to anaesthesia and to disseminate as widely as possible, the results of deliberations in order to improve the safety and quality of anaesthesia practice.
Other BodiesConsultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity03 9096 2693The Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity (CCOPMM) reviews all maternal, perinatal and paediatric deaths in Victoria in order to consider clinical features of each case and to assess preventability.
DivisionsFinance and Corporate Services1300 650 172The Finance and Corporate Services Division provides timely and reliable delivery of financial, information technology, industrial relations and employee relations services to the department and the portfolio sector through innovative, practical and responsible solutions that drive improved organisational performance.
Other BodiesFood Safety Council03 9096 5299The Food Safety site provides information and tools that will help you keep food safe.
Other BodiesForensic Leave Panel03 9096 7427The Forensic Leave Panel is an independent statutory body with jurisdiction to consider applications for certain types of leave for forensic patients and forensic residents.
Other BodiesHealth Purchasing Victoria03 9947 3700Health Purchasing Victoria (HPV) was established in 2001 as an independent statuatory authority under Section 129 of the Health Services Act 1988. HPV exists to improve the collective purchasing power of Victorian public hospitals and health services and to achieve 'best value' outcomes in the procurement of health related goods, services and equipment.
DivisionsHospital and Health Service Performance Division1300 650 172The Hospital and Health Service Performance division is responsible for governance, performance, acute funding and policy settings for public hospitals and health services across Victoria. This division is also responsible for the development and maintenance of the department's key hospital information databases.
Other BodiesMedical Radiation Practitioners Board of Victoria1300 661 487The Medical Radiation Practitioners Board of Victoria protects the public by providing for the registration of health practitioners and a common system of investigations into the professional conduct, professional performance and ability to practice, of registered health practitioners.
Other BodiesMental Health Review Board of Victoria03 8601 5270The Mental Health Review Board is a statutory review tribunal that conducts hearings to determine whether it is necessary for a person to be treated as an involuntary patient.
DivisionsMental Health, Drugs and Regions Division1300 767 299The Mental Health, Drugs and Regions division is responsible for the integrated approach to mental health and drugs service planning and delivery across Victoria. The division is also responsible for regional coordination and operational support.
Other BodiesOffice of the Health Services Commissioner03 8601 5200The Office of the Health Services Commissioner is an independent, impartial statutory authority that receives complaints about health service providers.
Other BodiesPostgraduate Medical Council of Victoria03 9419 1217Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria actively seeks ways to improve the educational and training opportunities available to hospital medical officers in Victoria.
Other BodiesPsychosurgery Review Board of Victoria03 8601 5270The role of the Board is to determine applications by psychiatrists for a neurosurgeon to perform psychosurgery on a person.
Other BodiesRadiation Advisory Committee1300 767 469The Radiation Advisory Committee was established in 1984 by the Minister for Health under the Health Act 1958 to advise the Minister or the Secretary on any matters relating to the administration of the radiation legislation.
DivisionsStrategy and Policy Division1300 253 942The Strategy and Policy division is responsible for improving the Victorian health system through policy reform, strategy development and regulatory activities. The division is also responsible for corporate functions including BERC, legal services, inter-government relations, management of shared service arrangements and communications.
Other BodiesVicHealth03 9667 1333The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, best known as VicHealth, works in partnership with organisations, communities and individuals to make health a central part of our daily lives.
Other BodiesVictorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority03 8601 5250A statutory authority established by the Victorian Parliament to provide community education, promote research into prevention of infertility and to monitor activities under the Act.
Other BodiesVictorian Quality Council1300 135 427The Victorian Quality Council is responsible for fostering better quality health services in Victoria by working with stakeholders to develop useful tools and strategies to improve health service safety and quality.
Other BodiesVictorian Surgical Consultative Council03 9096 1382The Victorian Surgical Consultative Council aims to continuously improve the safety and quality of surgery in the state of Victoria.
DivisionsWellbeing, Integrated Care and Ageing Division1300 650 172The Wellbeing, Integrated Care and Ageing division is responsible for prevention, chronic disease and integration of care, health management and aged care services. It is also responsible for workforce policy and planning in the health and aged care sector, as well as the department's internal human resources function.
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Office Locations
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Ministers
Category Title Name Main Phone
MinistersMinister for AgeingThe Hon. David Davis, MLC03 9096 8561
MinistersMinister for HealthThe Hon. David Davis, MLC03 9096 8561
MinistersMinister for Mental HealthThe Hon. Mary Wooldridge, MP03 9096 7500
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Staff Members
Category Title Name Main Phone
Key StaffSecretaryLance Wallace (Acting)03 9096 8580
Key StaffFreedom of Information - Principal Officer03 9096 8580
Key StaffFreedom of Information - Authorised Officer03 9096 8449
Parliamentary SecretariesParliamentary Secretary for HealthMr Nick Wakeling, MP03 9758 6011
Key StaffSpecial Advisor on CancerProfessor Bob Thomas03 9096 2136
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Ministers
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Services
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