122Functions of the Health Secretary

#### 122 Functions of the Health Secretary 122 Functions of the Health Secretary (cf PH Act s 11(1) and (2)) > > (1) The Health Secretary has the following functions under this Act— > > > > > (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, > > > > > (b) to facilitate the efficient and economic operation of the public health system consistent with the standards referred to in paragraph (a), > > > > > (c) to inquire into the administration, management and services of any public health organisation, > > > > > (c1) to provide governance, oversight and control of the public health system and the statutory health organisations within it, > > > > > (d) to cause public health organisations (including public hospitals controlled by them) to be inspected from time to time, > > > > > (e) to recommend to the Minister what sums of money (if any) should be paid from money appropriated from the Consolidated Fund in any financial year to any public health organisation, > > > > > (f) to enter into performance agreements with public health organisations, to review the results of organisations under such agreements and to report those results (and make recommendations about the results) to the Minister, > > > > > (f1) to give directions to statutory health organisations, including (subject to section 121E(3)) directions relating to the employment of NSW Health Service senior executives, > > > > > (g) such other functions as may be conferred or imposed by or under this Act. > > > (2) Without limiting subsection (1)(f1), the Health Secretary may, in exercising any power delegated by the Minister to attach conditions under section 127(4) to the payment of a subsidy under that section to a statutory health organisation, attach conditions relating to the employment of NSW Health Service senior executives who are employed to enable the statutory health organisation to exercise its functions. Any such condition is subject to section 121E(3). > > **s 122:** Am 2010 No 97, Sch 1.1 \[23\] \[24\]; 2016 No 2, Sch 2 \[21\] \[22\].