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NSW Health Pathology offers a wide range of career opportunities and fosters a work culture that puts people first.
We’re proud to be Australia’s largest public pathology and forensic & analytical science service, employing more than 5,000 staff.
Here to help protect and enhance the health, safety and wellbeing of our communities at all stages of life. Find a collection centre, test information, services, news, staff and more:
Clinical and scientific investigations each day
Staff throughout NSW
Collection services in NSW
Of medical decisions rely on pathology
We accept all referrals and we bulk bill
Study towards a career in pathology or forensics
Australian Healthcare Week 2026
Examining 'cold-case' sexual assaults
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We accept all pathology request forms from your doctor. You will not be out of pocket for Medicare rebatable tests.
Find your nearest Collection CentreLook inside our labs and discover the tertiary education that can lead you to a career with us.
Find out moreNSW Health Pathology is proud to be a Community Partner for the 15th Annual Australian Healthcare Week (11-12 March 2026). It's the largest healthcare exhibition in the southern hemisphere.
Find out more hereOur Forensic DNA experts have been examining hundreds of stored Sexual Assault Investigation Kits (SAIKs) for DNA using the latest technologies now available.
Here's what they foundWe have over 150 collection centres right across NSW.
Find your local collection centreNSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.
NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.