Director, Intelligence - Dr Juliet Rumball-Smith. 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. [28], In early April 2022, Public Service Commissioner Peter Hughes announced that Bloomfield would step down as Director-General of Health on 29 July 2022. The ministry has also brought in a number of Medical Officers of Health, who have expertise in public health, on short term secondments from the sector, which means there remains a number of clinical staff in the sector able to be called on if needed.". Dr Jacobs was previously the WHO Representative to Lao People's Democratic Republic from . Dr Sarfati has been Acting Director-General of Health since July this year. DESIGNED AND POWERED BY PAGEMASTERS PUBLISH. Over her career, Maree has had a variety of roles including as a Private Secretary, managing employment and skills policy in the Department of Labour, and working for the Ministry of Education in Christchurch following the earthquakes. 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. [24][25][26], In November 2020, Bloomfield was named one of the best-dressed men on David Hartnell's best-dressed list. Dr Sarfati is currently the Acting Director-General of Health and Chief Executive, Ministry for Health, a role she has held since July 2022. 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. Dr Ashley Bloomfield is stepping down as Director-General of Health. [3][4][6], Bloomfield grew up in Tawa, a suburb of Wellington, and was educated at Scots College, where he was head prefect,[3] dux, played 1st XV rugby[7] and was a member of the cast of the college's production of Oklahoma! That does not rule out swift, novel, or agile solutions being devised, but rather ensures that they are firmly, not capriciously, based. Martin has over 25 years of health experience in a range of roles in both the USA and New Zealand and has filled a variety of clinical, managerial and strategic leadership roles. [2], McElnay, one of seven children, grew up on a farm in Bushmills, Northern Ireland. "After five years in the role of director of public health and five years of commuting from her Napier home Caroline has decided the time is now right for her to explore new opportunities and, initially, a wonderful six months of travel with her husband," Woodley said. Abbe Anderson brings diverse experience across hospital and primary care, including two decades leading complex system reforms. 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. The Deputy Public Service Commissioner has today announced the appointment ofDr Diana Sarfati as Director-General of Health and Chief Executive, Ministry ofHealth. [2], McElnay's resignation as director of public health was announced to Ministry of Health staff in February 2022. Interim Director, Outbreak Response - Matt Hannant. Last weekend, the Director-General announced that the country should not expect to ever return to Alert Level 1 the way it used to be. Send your photos, videos and tip-offs to newstips@stuff.co.nz, or call us on 0800 . This included working for the National Hauora Coalition and Procare Health and Homecare Medical. Subscribe now to start a free 14-day trial. [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. [4] During her studies in Manchester she completed a one-year exchange in New Zealand, including six months in Napier. Dr Nicholas Jones was announced on Monday as the new director of public health at the NZ Ministry of Health. Peter Dunne was the leader of United Future and served as a minister in former National and Labour governments. The fact that there has been no official rejection of his comment suggests it is in fact government policy, so he was either making public something that had already been decided but not yet announced, or, worse, that he was telling the nation and the government at the same time what he expected to be the case. Dr Jones has worked for Te Whatu Ora Te Matau a Mui, Hawke's Bay (Hawke's Bay. McElnay plans to spend the next six months travelling, according to a ministry email obtained by the Herald and written by deputy director general of population health Deborah Woodley. No longer does he appear as the impartial adviser offering considered, detached professional advice to the Government, but rather more as the explainer, amplifier, and defender of the Government decisions, in a manner that not even many ministers demonstrate. Salary: NZ$69,671 Allied Health Avg. And in the midst of a pandemic caused by an airborne virus, where are the riskiest places to be? Salary: NZ$68,467 Patient Counseling Avg. This would have allowed the Director-General to focus more specifically on the primary responsibilities of the role as chief executive of the Ministry of Health, including the medium and long-term sustainability of the public health system. [14], Between 2004 and 2006, Bloomfield was the Ministry of Health's acting director of public health. Dr Tukuitonga, from the Pacific island of Niue, was formerly the Director of SPC's Public Health Division. 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. He would also bed in the reforms as he was staying on as director general until July 29. With whnau whakapapa to Tikitiki in Tairawhiti, Peter is committed to achieving health equity for Mori and other priority populations. It inherited the functions of the former Health Promotion Agency including public health and population health policy, strategy, regulatory, intelligence, surveillance, and monitoring. to ensure the health system delivers for all New Zealanders, with a focus on achieving more equitable outcomes for Mori. Northland . Dr Nicholas Jones has worked in public health for more than 30 years Dr Sarfati holds Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Public Health and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees from the University of Otago. He stated that this measure would boost the number of the New Zealand population receiving water fluoridation from 51% to 60%. 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 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. She is very knowledgeable about the health reforms and is dedicated to improving equity of outcomes in the health system.. However, it was never intended to deal with more long-term situations like the pandemic, and questions quickly arose as to the legality of relying on the Health Act provisions to give the authority to the Director-General that the Government wanted. Margies career spans over 20 years in executive roles in the public sector in Wellington and Auckland. Dr Sarfati has held a number of national and international roles. Salary: NZ$69,629 Renal Avg. He is a proud generalist, enjoying the challenge of the variety of presentations that are seen in primary care. [3] She is expected to announce her leaving while fronting the 1pm Covid-19 press conference tomorrow. 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. Dr Sarfati has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the public health system in New Zealand and I am very pleased to announce her appointment to the role, said Ms Quilter. Asked whether he had been asked to have a role in the new health system, which comes into effect on July 1, Bloomfield said he was "happy with the role I had" because it was where he could add the most value. In addition, he wants to broaden the reach of public and population health through our work with iwi, Mori and Pacifica providers into all our communities and localities. The Director-General is also responsible for the assets and liabilities on behalf of the Crown that are used by or relate to the Ministry of Health; and legislation administered by the Ministry of Health. Published on www.netjobs.ws 09 Jan 2023. Prior to this Dr Sarfati was National Director of Cancer Control at the Ministry of Health to oversee the implementation of the agency. Health New Zealand made its first permanent appointment on 22 June 2022. Dr Sarfati has held a number of national and international roles. With the Government having decided in the middle of the pandemic to completely upend the organisation of the public health system over the next two to three years, and the current mounting crisis regarding the availability of intensive care beds, it would not be unreasonable to expect the Director-General to be at the centre of all those issues, but there currently seems to be a vacuum of official leadership or even interest in these matters. Lorraine started her career as a registered nurse and then progressed into roles as a Nursing Leader and Nursing Director accountable for strategy, workforce planning, policy and primary healthcare delivery. [2], McElnay was appointed to the role of director of public health at the Ministry of Health in 2016. For three years, 2006-2009, she was Regional Director of Training at the Australasian College of Public Health Medicine. 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. 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. Sarah joined Manat Hauora in early 2019 from the Ministry of Justice, where she spent eight years in group management and deputy secretary roles, with her work including service design and improvement, service commissioning, and implementing legislative change. Find out what support is available near you. [3] She has three children. 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. He is based at the organisation's headquarters in Noumea, New Caledonia. She advocated for health equity in the region and in 2014 she published a major report on the subject. Most Likely Range. As our journalists work to ask the hard questions about our recovery, we also look to you, our readers for support. Originally from Colorado in the USA, Abbe is a dual citizen of New Zealand and Australia and has undertaken executive study at Otago University and worked alongside rural hospitals in Te Waipounamu earlier in her career. Rosalie is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. New Zealand Doctor Online is not a consumer medical advice service. But, sadly, yet again, rather than rely on previous practice or international advice, this Government thought it knew best. Director, Promotion - Kathrine Clarke. You can capture your thoughts, and the time to Read, Watch, Listen or Delve, against your account but first you'll need to be logged in. National Director - Dr Nick Chamberlain. She has worked at University of Otago Department of Public Health since 2004 and was Associate Professor and Professor there from 2013. 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. Dr Diana Sarfati, Director-General of Health and Chief Executive, Ministry of Health. Audio. Dean has led the analytics function across the Ministry, focussing on growing capability and standardising the way in which analytics and analysis are created and used. Markerita (Meg) most recently held the role of Chief of Strategy at Te Whatu Ora - Te Toka Tumai Auckland. ), Interim Pacific Lead Northern Region - Harriet Pauga, Interim Lead - Hospital and Specialist Services, Waikato Chris Lowry (until new appt. He was also a member of the Mori review group advising on the health and disability reforms. The way in which this Government has abruptly elevated the role of the Director-General of Health to be virtually the most important public servant of all over the past 18 months will surely have disrupted the standing relationship between departmental chief executives that will not easily be restored once he is returned to the ranks so to speak. She is passionate about equity and self-determination, is driven by a deep curiosity and excited by ingenuity. During this time, Margie led the organisation through major incidents including a measles epidemic, Whakaari White Island and was lead CEO of the Northern Regions COVID-19 outbreak response. 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. [3], Bloomfield completed several years of clinical work and from 1996[10] specialised in public health medicine,[11] concentrating on non-communicable diseases. For three years, 2006-2009, she was Regional Director of Training at the Australasian College of Public Health Medicine. 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. She has a very strong focus on transformation of health structures to reflect Te Tiriti in both action and equity. Burnout is thought to have played a major role in their decisions to leave, and it's a factor that is being felt across the whole health sector, along with Covid-fatigue. [5] While at the board she was involved in the response to Havelock North's gastro outbreak, the first case of the SARS virus in New Zealand and a listeria outbreak. He has held DHB lead Chief Executive roles in Primary Care and Public Health. The latest chapter in the removal of a 23-million-year-old whale relic sparks further fury. She completed her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) at the University of Otago in 1991. 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. Prior to that he held a similar role at Counties Manukau DHB for six years. She is currently a commissioner for the Lancet Commission on Health Systems and Cancer, a member of the International Advisory Committee to Lancet Oncology, a member of the Board of the International Cancer Benchmarking Programme (ICBP), and a member of the Advisory Committee to the International Agency for Research on Cancers (IARC) Pacific cancer hub. He was also proud of the efforts to raise uptake among younger Mori, where coverage still lags well behind non-Mori. Margie started her career in the State Services Commission. It is an inevitable consequence of the Governments too narrow focus from the outset of treating Covid-19 solely as a public health issue. 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. Photo: Pool/Robert Kitchin, Stuff. Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield in the Beehive theatrette. She is a partnerships specialist and has a background in law and Pacific development. He has previously had roles as General Manager of Clinical Service at Northland DHB, General Manager of Planning and Funding at Capital & Coast DHB, Clinical Advisor and GP Liaison, Northland DHB, and 11 years in his own General Practices. Dr Sarfati is currently Chief Executive of Te Aho o Te Kahu, Cancer Control Agency. Dr Nick Chamberlain has been appointed Health New Zealand's national director of the new National Public Health Service. In other words, it would generally be expected that the Director-Generals advice would be accepted by the minister. Sir Ashley Robin Bloomfield KNZM (born March 1966) is a New Zealand public health official. Reader donations are critical to what we do. Avg. 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. Start your day with a curation of our top stories in your inbox, Help us create a sustainable future for independent local journalism. Woodley thanked McElnay for her "incredibly hard work", her "selfless, mature" leadership, and "her ability to remain calm and composed whilst under enormous pressure". In 2018, he was acknowledged in parliament for his work in successfully negotiating a $100 million Treaty of Waitangi settlement for Ng Iwi me Ng Hap o Te Rohe o Te Wairoa this was the culmination of over 30 years work. As lead for Performance Improvement, she was instrumental in delivering new equity approaches within planned care delivery in Auckland. 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. She also led a Lancet Oncology series on cancer in small island developing states. This was seen as more in line in with conventional practice, and consistent with the traditional relationship between ministers and chief executives. Find out more about how we operate on the Our Structure page of this website. This follows the director general of health's surprise resignation that was announced earlier today, with his last day at the end of July. As the first Medicare Local in Australia, she oversaw the team that developed the initial commissioning principles and frameworks that later formed the basis for many of the Australian Government Department of Health's national commissioning policies that now guide the work of the Primary Health Networks across 31 regions of Australia. Over her career, she has led teams and business units ranging in size from nine to 900 people. 1 minute to Read. She was Director of the Cancer and Chronic Disease Research Group at University of Otago. 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. "Niki has decided it's time for a break and to spend some time with her family. | Learn more about Dr. Dhamotharan . He is currently clinical director and medical officer of Health at Te Whatu Ora Te Matau a Mui, Hawke's Bay. [2] Consumers should seek advice from a health professional and not act in reliance on any statement contained in the information provided. Her last day in the role was 7 April. From January to October 2021, Joe was the primary carelead for the COVID-19 Vaccination and Immunisation Programme, and in November 2021 he became the clinical lead for COVID Care in the Community. Implementation of the Integrated Primary Mental Health and Addiction programme across metro Auckland is well under way. She has worked at University of Otago Department of Public Health since 2004 and was Associate Professor and Professor there from 2013. Director of Public Health Ministry of Health New Zealand Mar 2017 - Apr 20225 years 2 months New Zealand Director of Population Health Hawke's Bay District Health Board 1995 - Apr. 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. Award-winning author and writer Steve Braunias brings you the best literary coverage in NZ with reviews, essays, and yarns to entertain and inform you every Saturday. The Director is responsible for the overall delivery of their assigned workstream. She is a Fellow of the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine and is registered with the New Zealand Medical Council. 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. [9][3][12] Since he started as the ministry's Chief Executive he has attended a leadership programme at Sad Business School at the University of Oxford. In a career which also includes banking and insurance, Rosalies most recent roles prior to joining us as CFO have included serving as chief financial officer for Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley, and Auckland and Waitemat. Maree has had a wide range of experience in the public service, primarily in social sector policy relating to children, young people, families and communities. He served as the chief executive of the Ministry of Health and the country's Director-General of Health from 2018 to 2022. She initially trained as a registered general nurse followed by qualification as a mental health and addiction professional. From September to November 2019, she was the National Director of Cancer Control at the Ministry of Health. Maree held several senior roles in the Ministry for Social Development in Policy and Service Delivery and in the Ministry for Children. Details of expenditure for the Director-General of Health. Reintegrating him back into the normal role of a normal chief executive will be a delicate task. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield revealed that the new director of public health would be Dr Nicholas Jones. That is no real surprise but will exacerbate the situation that has been allowed to develop with the Director-General. He returned to the Ministry of Health and took up his current position in 2019. The director of public health will provide leadership across the Public Health Agency and support for medical staff. Salary: NZ$67,497 Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) Avg. She also contributed to the set-up of the Childrens Ministry. [31], In the 2023 New Year Honours, Bloomfield was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to public health. So stand by for a change in narrative, Start your day with a curation of our top stories in your inbox. But the Health Act 1956 also provides that so long as the Director-General is a qualified medical practitioner, he or she can exercise the same powers in an emergency as a local Medical Officer of Health, but on a national basis. Although based in the Public Health Agency, Dr Jones will also provide public health leadership to the National Public Health Service, the incoming Deputy Director-General for the Public Health Agency, Dr Andrew Old says. In her previous role, Abbe worked with the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health in Brisbane, supporting the development of community-controlled commissioning frameworks for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Bloomfield has already said, however, that he is confident in the systems and processes in place to respond to the pandemic after he leaves. Photo: Supplied. 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.
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