Executive Summary

This report sets out the results of the financial statement audits of entities in the Health Cluster for the year ended 30 June 2014. Unqualified audit opinions were issued on all financial statements for the year.

The report also provides Parliament and other users of the financial statements with an analysis of the NSW Government health entities’ results and key observations in the following areas:

• Financial and Performance Reporting
• Financial Controls
• Governance
• Service Delivery

Structure of the Health Cluster

The Ministry of Health is the lead agency in the Health Cluster. It is responsible for:

• providing health care services to patients and the community
• promoting wellness and illness prevention
• developing health care policy and planning
• managing, monitoring and reporting on health system performance
• building healthy communities by working with other parts of the NSW Government