Department of Health (Victoria)

Department of Health
Department overview
Formed1 February 2021 (2021-02-01)
Preceding Department
Employees4,342 (June 2021)
Annual budget$26.5 billion (FY 2020-21)
Ministers responsible
Department executive
  • Secretary, Euan Wallace
Websitewww.health.vic.gov.au
Footnotes
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The Department of Health (DH) is a department of the Government of Victoria. It was formed from the splitting of Department of Health and Human Services into the DH and the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The DH is focused on delivery of health and wellbeing services throughout Victoria.

The department commenced operations on 1 February 2021 with Euan Wallace, previously acting secretary of DHHS, as its inaugural secretary, and Martin Foley as the coordinating minister at the time.[2]

  1. ^ Department of Health (October 2021). Annual Report 2020-21 (PDF). Victorian Government. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "New Departments To Deliver A Healthier, Fairer Victoria | Premier of Victoria". Premier of Victoria. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.