Dr Nick Chamberlain has been appointed Health New Zealand's national director of the new National Public Health Service. He returned to the Ministry of Health and took up his current position in 2019. The question will still arise then about his future role. Jeremy started his career as a Royal Engineer officer in the in the British Army where he held a variety of leadership roles delivering critical infrastructure and large-scale construction programmes on deployed operations and across the defence estate. She was also joint Associate Director of Nursing: Mori at Auckland District Health Board and the University of Auckland for four years. He sees relationships as being the foundation upon which good health care delivery is based and believes the value of continuity, which is at the heart of general practice, is vital in delivering better outcomes for people and their whnau. National Director Commissioning Abbe Anderson, Chief Financial Officer Rosalie Percival, Interim Lead, Data and Digital Stuart Bloomfield, Chief Infrastructure and Investment Officer Jeremy Holman, Interim Lead, Corporate Services Sue Gordon, Interim Chief, Strategy, Planning & Performance Tracey Maisey, Interim Lead, Communications & Engagement Deidre Hill, Regional Director-National Public Health Service Dr Hayden McRobbie, Regional Director-Hospital and Specialist Services Mark Shepherd, Regional Wayfinder - Commissioning - Danny Wu (Interim), Regional Director- National Public Health Service Dr Natasha White, Regional Director- Hospital and Specialist Services Chris Lowry, Regional Wayfinder - Commissioning -Nicola Ehau (from 7 Feb), Interim Regional Director - National Public Health Service Peter Gush, Regional Director- Hospital and Specialist Services Russell Simpson, Regional Wayfinder - Commissioning - Tricia Keelan (from 13 Feb), Regional Director - National Public Health Service Vince Barry, Regional Director - Hospital and Specialist Services - Dan Pallister-Coward, Regional Wayfinder - Commissioning -Chiquita Hansen (from 13 Feb). In that regard, and in fairness to the Director-General, ministers need to be thinking about severing the umbilical cord that binds them sooner rather than later, and certainly well before May 2023. see NPHS regional structure under 'Regional leadership' below. Andrew was a 2018/19 Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellow, and was based between the Clinical Excellence Research Center at Stanford University and the Social Interventions Research Evaluation Network at UC San Francisco. Andrew received his medical and public health degrees from the University of Auckland and is a Fellow of both the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine and of the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine. She is very knowledgeable about the health reforms and is dedicated to improving equity of outcomes in the health system.. The Director of Public Health is a key statutory role providing public health leadership across the Public Health Agency and the National Public Health Service within Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand), and provides professional support and oversight for Medical Officers of Health. Nor should they have been expected to instead a multi-disciplinary, cross-agency approach should have been taken from the outset, as called for in the previous National-led governments updated 2017 pandemic action plan, to manage all aspects of the Governments response. [17] In the first half of 2018, Bloomfield was seconded to the Capital & Coast District Health Board where he was interim chief executive. She is a voluntary Chair of World Vision New Zealand. [3] The Deputy Public Service Commissioner has today announced the appointment of Dr Diana Sarfati as Acting Director-General of Health and Chief Executive, Ministry of Health. Joe is an experienced clinical and people leader with a passion for being the bridge between policy and strategy, healthcare operations, and clinical standards to deliver tangibly better outcomes across Aotearoa. A new director of public health has been announced by the Ministry of Health. Given the governments constant and frequently stated position that its Covid-19 response has always followed the public health advice, the legal niceties of the Covid-19 emergency legislation notwithstanding, the reality has been that the Director-Generals advice has normally prevailed. A new Director of Public Health has been appointed and will join Manat Hauora on 15 August, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says. Dr Sarfati holds Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Public Health and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees from the University of Otago. She also oversaw the development and implementation of new regulatory systems and services including assisted dying, abortion services and medicinal cannabis, and the service design and commissioning of a wide range of nationally provided and contracted community-based services. Lorraine (Tapuika, Ngti Pikiao, Ngiterangi, Ngti Ranginui, Ngti Kahu) has a strong clinical and academic background in nursing leadership. 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Maree held several senior roles in the Ministry for Social Development in Policy and Service Delivery and in the Ministry for Children. Joe is a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practice, and also has a Master of Public Health (Health System Management). She completed her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) at the University of Otago in 1991. Former minister Peter Dunne says Judith Collins personalised attacks and Nationals ineffectiveness over the Covid response make it hard to take the Opposition party seriously. Find out what support is available near you. Salary: NZ$69,671 Allied Health Avg. Bloomfield has already said, however, that he is confident in the systems and processes in place to respond to the pandemic after he leaves. Uncertainty about upcoming health sector reforms may also have been a factor, with the ministry being moved into a strategy and monitoring role while Health NZ will run the health system. The new agency will also advise the Director-General of Health on theses issues. Every morning, get a snapshot of Newsrooms top 10 stories delivered to your inbox. Director, Transformation - Dr Maria Poynter. Subscribe now to start a free 14-day trial. This was a national role and involved leading a sizeable team from Whangarei to Southland delivering operations, maintenance and capital projects to local government clients across the country. Signal to noise - is AM radio really under threat. She is expected to announce her leaving while fronting the 1pm Covid-19 press conference tomorrow. He led the health response to the Havelock North campylobacter outbreak, co-chaired the Healthy Housing Coalition, provided leadership and expert advice on environmental health issues such as water regulation, and was part of Hawke's Bay's Covid-19 response. Her role at Manat Hauora has involved looking after the machinery of government and integrity processes associated with supporting Ministers, the Director-General and the Executive Team. Jeremy Holman joined Te Whatu Ora on 5 December 2022. The Director-General of Health will lead the Ministry and, alongside the chief executives of Health New Zealand and the Mori Health Authority, the wider sector through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the forthcoming significant change to New Zealands health system. We will miss her greatly," said a ministry email in February, obtained by the Herald, and written by McElnay. Before moving into the role of interim Regional Director Northern at Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, Fionnagh was the Chief Executive of Capital & Coast and Hutt Valley DHBs from 2019 to 2022. This follows the director general of health's surprise resignation that was announced earlier today, with his last day at the end of July. Fionnagh is a Member of the Health Roundtable and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. McElnay, C., & Hawke's Bay District Health Board,. But here is where the problems arise. He is a proud generalist, enjoying the challenge of the variety of presentations that are seen in primary care. The Governments first focus throughout the pandemic has been political choreography, not the public health response, writes Peter Dunne. Labour haslargely kept silent on its own views on when and how to move New Zealand to a new phase in dealing with Covid-19, relying expressly on officials and the science. Margies career spans over 20 years in executive roles in the public sector in Wellington and Auckland. 1 minute to Read. As lead for Performance Improvement, she was instrumental in delivering new equity approaches within planned care delivery in Auckland. Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield in the Beehive theatrette. Photo: Supplied. In 2017 I worked as a project manager for a global health campaign called "Choosing Wisely" at Hutt Valley DHB. During this time, she grew Te Pou to be internationally recognised for evidence-based workforce and information/research programmes in mental health, addiction and disability and she created strong sector partnerships to enhance peoples lives through service improvement. She is a respected and skilled senior leader with a public sector, clinical and academic background. [3][4][5] His mother was a schoolteacher, while his father was a lieutenant colonel in the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Territorial Force) and a manager at Mitsubishi Motors in Porirua, and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1974 New Year Honours. Dr Diana Sarfati, Director-General of Health and Chief Executive, Ministry of Health Fionnagh brings significant experience in large-scale integration of health services and has led the development of single health services in Queensland, Australia and the greater Wellington region, creating high performing teams and leading sustainable transformation in partnership with clinicians, consumers and whnau. [10] Former health reporter Tess Nichol, writing for the American online magazine Slate, described him as "New Zealand's current obsession, an unlikely heartthrob, a mild-mannered health care hero". Dr Ashley Bloomfield scores try in annual parliamentary rugby match", "The best dressed Kiwis list is out, who makes the cut? Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said he was sad Bloomfield was leaving and he had saved thousands of lives. Dr Jones has worked in public health for more than 30 years. [27], In August 2021, Bloomfield apologised to the New Zealand Parliament's health select committee for providing them with incorrect information about a United Nations worker from Fiji who later tested positive for COVID-19. She has worked at University of Otago Department of Public Health since 2004 and was Associate Professor and Professor there from 2013. Jeremy was previously the GM Infrastructure Delivery for Crown Infrastructure Partners, with responsibility for the delivery oversight of $6 billion ofmajor infrastructure programmes receiving NZ Government stimulus funding. 5 Director-General of Health It inherited the functions of the former Health Promotion Agency including public health and population health policy, strategy, regulatory, intelligence, surveillance, and monitoring. This includes roles at the Ministry of Health (Deputy Director-General of Health), Counties Manukau District Health Board, Capital & Coast District Health Board, Labour Market Policy Group (Department of Labour) and Health Funding Authority. She managed large government programmes such as the White Paper for Vulnerable Children and the development of the Vulnerable Children Act. She joined the Ministry from Te Arawa Whnau Ora where she was Chief Executive. The Commission is running a recruitment process for the permanent Director-General of Health role and will advertise shortly. His previous roles include: Chief Executive Officer of . Sarahs current responsibilities include the operating model for the Ministry in the new system and the organisational design required to support it. John began his career in the Department of Conservation in 1989 (working on Treaty of Waitangi policy and negotiations), before moving on to the Ministry of Education (Mori Education Group) in 1991. From September to November 2019, she was the National Director of Cancer Control at the Ministry of Health. Photo: RNZ / Anusha Bradley. She has over 25 years experience in the health and disability sector, including 15 years clinical practice in hospitals and in primary and community care. Dr Ashley Bloomfield is stepping down as Director-General of Health. A new Director of Public Health has been appointed and will join Manat Hauora on 15 August, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says. Celia has extensive experience in people strategy, policy development and implementation of organisation-wide initiatives, along with strong technical expertise in organisational and capability development, culture change and employee engagement. "I think that is terrible, and it's something we need to do something about.". He is passionate about the health reforms and the unique opportunity offered for all involved to reshape the system to better meet New Zealanders needs. He stated that this measure would boost the number of the New Zealand population receiving water fluoridation from 51% to 60%. ", "Bird flu campaign to target 1.4m households", "Dr Ashley Bloomfield: Director-General of Health and Chief Executive", "The extremely competent, somewhat boring civil servant who has New Zealanders' hearts aflutter", "Geoffrey Palmer: Hallelujah! In the Covid-19 emergency legislation the Government reinforced a commitment to conventional decision-making, but, unfortunately, as its use of the Director-General of Health has shown, it has not followed this in practice. Consequently, the Director-General has been left to face a personally invidious position once the current emergency fades. "She has been a tower of strength to me personally and to the rest of the ODPH (public health team). Whilst CEO of the Brisbane North Primary Health Network (PHN), Abbe successfully led the organisation through two significant government reforms to transition from a Division of General Practice to a Medicare Local and then to a PHN that commissions primary care services for a population of over one million people. Start your day with a curation of our top stories in your inbox, Help us create a sustainable future for independent local journalism. She has worked at University of Otago Department of Public Health since 2004 and was Associate Professor and Professor there from 2013. The Ministry of Health is the Government's chief advisor on health matters. In this role, Jeremy provides national leadership for the planning and delivery of capital projects across the motu. Dr Dale Bramley - National Director, Improvement and Innovation Dr Nick Chamberlain - National Director, National Public Health Service Fionnagh Dougan - National Director, Hospital & Specialist Services Jeremy Holman - Chief Infrastructure and Investment Officer Rosalie Percival - Chief Financial Officer He is based at the organisation's headquarters in Noumea, New Caledonia. Director-General of Health appointed 30 November 2022 The Deputy Public Service Commissioner has today announced the appointment of Dr Diana Sarfati as Director-General of Health and Chief Executive, Ministry of Health. The role of Director is critical in leading, managing and delivering the commitments made by government to support small businesses in New Zealand. One of the more interesting aspects of the course of the Covid-19 pandemic in New Zealand since March 2020 has been the development of the role of the Director-General of Health. She is a Fellow of the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine and is registered with the New Zealand Medical Council. Find out what support is available near you. He was a member of an Independent External Review of SPC in 2012. If you can help us, please click the button to ensure we can continue to provide quality independent journalism you can trust. [1] She was the director of public health for the New Zealand Ministry of Health from 2016 to 2022, and chaired the Pandemic Influenza Technical Advisory Group, which advises the Ministry on matters concerning the control of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand. That is no real surprise but will exacerbate the situation that has been allowed to develop with the Director-General. Published on www.netjobs.ws 09 Jan 2023. At the same time, however, the minister was required to have regard to the advice of the Director-General. [5], She was appointed director of population health for Hawke's Bay District Health Board. Dr Nicholas Jones has worked in public health for more than 30 years Fepuleai is an honorific (or chief title) from her family village of Saleaula, Savaii, Samoa. Within Manat Hauora, Robyn established the Mental Health and Addiction Directorate team and led the DHB Performance Programme which established an intensive support programme to support DHBs with performance challenges. He served as the chief executive of the Ministry of Health and the country's Director-General of Health from 2018 to 2022. He led the health response to the Havelock North campylobacter outbreak, co-chaired the Healthy Housing Coalition, provided leadership and expert advice on environmental health issues such as water regulation, and more recently was pivotal to Hawkes Bays COVID-19 response. The Director is responsible for the overall delivery of their assigned workstream. She comes from a clinical background, beginning her experience with nursing and has worked in frontline mental health services and leadership roles in District Health Boards. Dr Sarfati will act in the role until a permanent appointee takes up the Director-General position. In legal and statutory terms, the phrase have regard to generally means that the minister, must specifically and separately listen to the advice being proffered. Peter Dunne was the leader of United Future and served as a minister in former National and Labour governments. His entire life had been dedicated to the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders . *See Pacific Health regional structure under Regional Leadership below. Abbe brings considerable experience in a diverse range of hospital and primary care systems, including two decades leading complex system reforms. . All this was avoidable. This was seen as more in line in with conventional practice, and consistent with the traditional relationship between ministers and chief executives. Despite the health workforce crisis, government health officials have given short shrift to an unprecedented proposal to double the numbers of specialised nurses who can cover for a shortfall of GPs. The departures of Bloomfield, McElnay, and Stefanogiannis raise questions about what impact their vacancies will have in a pandemic that shows no sign of ending, with possible resurgences in cases in coming months, including over winter, and new variants inevitably arriving here. Dr Nick Chamberlain, who has been the chief executive of the Northland District Health Board since 2011, will be the national director of the new national public health service from 1 July. He served as the chief executive of the Ministry of Health and the country's Director-General of Health from 2018 to 2022. He is passionate about the untapped potential that allied health professions can bring in improving the quality of care provided to our populations, and in turn better meeting equitable population health needs. She is very aware of the mandated responsibilities of being entrusted with such significant funding, while being equally mindful of how we use that financial investment to improve equity of health outcomes across Aotearoa New Zealand. He will bring a strong focus on partnership with Te Aka Whai Ora Mori Health Authority, Manat Hauora Ministry of Health, and our other health sector stakeholders. [4] During her studies in Manchester she completed a one-year exchange in New Zealand, including six months in Napier. Prior to that he held a similar role at Counties Manukau DHB for six years. From 2015 to 2019, Diana wasthe co-head and then head of the Department of Public Health and the Director of the Cancer and Chronic Conditions (C3) research group at University of Otago, Wellington. Dr Jacobs was previously the WHO Representative to Lao People's Democratic Republic from . This campaign aims to reduce low-value health care and improve patient experiences. Caroline Ann McElnay QSO ( / mk.lne /) is a medical officer in New Zealand. Dr Sarfati has been Acting Director-General of Health since July this year. Following that, John worked for KPMG Consulting for 2 years and then for over 10 years he ran his own management consulting company, Kaipuke Consultants Limited. Dr Bramley has held a number of senior roles across the health system over the years, including being a member of the national health committee, national ethics committee and most recently a member of the ministerial review committee for continuous improvement for the COVID-19 response. [6], In the 2023 New Year Honours, McElnay was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for services to public health. From mid-2020, Robyn was Acting Deputy Chief Executive and supported the Director General with areas such as workforce development, COVID response and cross agency relationships. Rosalie is an inclusive leader and brings strong sector leadership to our executive team. Perhaps in part due to the relative effectiveness of the COVID-19 measures taken by the New Zealand Government, Bloomfield has developed a cult following. [2], McElnay was appointed to the role of director of public health at the Ministry of Health in 2016. He was fortunate enough to have been awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2007 Queens Birthday Honours. Her work has been focused on health systems, addressing inequity in health and cancer. New Zealand Doctor Online is not a consumer medical advice service. Rather, as the current problems with border control, managed isolation, economic re-integration, and policing demonstrate all too bleakly, it required a whole of government approach that the Director-General of Health and the ministry were never going to be capable of providing. [2], McElnay's resignation as director of public health was announced to Ministry of Health staff in February 2022. She also led a Lancet Oncology series on cancer in small island developing states.
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