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. And in the midst of a pandemic caused by an airborne virus, where are the riskiest places to be? [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. He was awarded Fellowship of the New Zealand Medical Association in 2011 for services to the profession and the public. The PM has the communication skills to give New Zealanders confidence we can start soon to reopen our economy and country, but needs to employ them soon, writes Peter Dunne. She has dedicated herself to providing the very best public health advice on a wide range of topics over her time at the ministry but I would like to thank her especially for her hard work on the Covid response and for her support to our team and colleagues across the sector. Consequently, the Director-General has been left to face a personally invidious position once the current emergency fades. 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. 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. The ministry is also having farewells this week for. Salary: NZ$69,629 Renal Avg. He looks forward to building a strong and effective team to strengthen and nationalise our public health services. *See Pacific Health regional structure under Regional Leadership below. [2], McElnay's resignation as director of public health was announced to Ministry of Health staff in February 2022. 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. He joined Manat Hauora in 2019 in the role of GM of Health and Disability Intelligence where he led the analytics and health surveys teams, as well as a growing the health research function. Sarahs management career has included policy, service delivery and operations, as well as leading and embedding organisational change. The new agency will also advise the Director-General of Health on theses issues. From September to November 2019, she was the National Director of Cancer Control at the Ministry of Health. Catch up on the week's top stories, written by our award winning authors. 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. Historically, the role of the Director-General, as chief executive of the Ministry of Health, has been to ensure the ministry carries out its statutory functions, including the medium and long-term sustainability of the public health system and is able to offer free and frank advice to successive governments. [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. A national system was set up quickly so critical details could be more easily shared, as well as the workload. 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. Since 11 June 2018, he has been the chief executive of the country's Ministry of Health and the country's Director-General of Health. Interim Director, Prevention - Astrid Koornneef. 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. The Commission is running a recruitment process for the permanent Director-General of Health role and will advertise shortly. Currently focusing in holistic Health and Population health promotion and prevention projects and models. 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. She has worked at University of Otago Department of Public Health since 2004 and was Associate Professor and Professor there from 2013. Prior to that he held a similar role at Counties Manukau DHB for six years. That is no real surprise but will exacerbate the situation that has been allowed to develop with the Director-General. He is also excited to work closely with the Mori Health Authority and the Public Health Agency. As part of reforming the health system, the Ministrys role is being refocussed on strategy, policy, regulation and monitoring the outcomes achieved by the system as a whole. Reader donations are critical to what we do. [9][3] About the same time, he married his wife, Libby, also a doctor, and the couple went on to have three children. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins gave a personal thank you to the person he said Kiwis knew as "the DG". He was also a member of the Mori review group advising on the health and disability reforms. The Director is responsible for the overall delivery of their assigned workstream. 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. Possible Range. Health New Zealand has announced the significant appointment of Dr Nick Chamberlain as the National Director of the new National Public Health Service. Dr Nick Chamberlain was Northland DHB Chief Executive for nearly 12 years. Dr Jones has worked in public health for more than 30 years and has been part of the DHB executive leadership team as Health Improvement and Equity clinical director. Between 2015 and 2019 Dr Sarfati was co-head and then head of the University of Otagos Department of Public Health. He also has extensive experience working for Bay of Plenty DHB including time as the Clinical Director of Innovation and Improvement and as Acting Chief Medical Officer. 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. New Zealand government works", "Covid 19 coronavirus: Dr Ashley Bloomfield taking holiday after 'relentless' six months", "All the weird and wonderful creative tributes to Dr Ashley Bloomfield", "Morrinsville woman gets portrait of Ashley Bloomfield tattooed on her leg", "Dr Ashley Bloomfield helps his Centurions XV team win the parliamentary rugby match", "Dr Bloomfield the 'Eliminator' to star alongside ex All Blacks", "Bloomfa! 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. The Ministry of Health is the Government's chief advisor on health matters. He will bring together the 12 existing public . She is a Fellow of the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine and is registered with the New Zealand Medical Council. 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. Woodley thanked McElnay for her "incredibly hard work", her "selfless, mature" leadership, and "her ability to remain calm and composed whilst under enormous pressure". For three years, 2006-2009, she was Regional Director of Training at the Australasian College of Public Health Medicine. Dr Sarfati holds Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Public Health and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees from the University of Otago. Dr Nick Chamberlain has been appointed Health New Zealand's national director of the new National Public Health Service. 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. There may be those who would say that the exigencies of the Covid-19 response have been such that it is pedantic and unrealistic to expect normal conventions to apply during such a time, when the focus should be on getting things done, rather than how they are done. 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. He joined Hawkes Bay DHB in 2009 as a Public Health Physician and Medical Officer of Health after four years working at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This article, written by David Codyre, Ainsleigh Cribb-Sua and David Todd, outlines progress in rollout, challenges faced and what is being learnt, Health priorities of older adults often include longevity, however health outcomes such as quality of life and independence are often considered to be as important or more important than a long life. Contribute to Newsroom and support quality NZ journalism. The country's 12 public health units had no way of sharing details with each other at the start of the pandemic unless officials made phone calls to each other. She also led several change programmes relating to Child, Youth and Family, Vulnerable Children and the Ministerial Work Programme on Family and Sexual Violence. Ms Quilter said Dr Sarfati brings the skills and experience required to lead the Ministry of Health, and to contribute to the strategic leadership of the wider health system. Love sport? Her last day in the role was 7 April. Announcing this new permanent appointment, interim Health New Zealand Chief Executive Fepulea'i Margie Apa said Dr Chamberlain was an outstanding fit for the role. The question will still arise then about his future role. But, sadly, yet again, rather than rely on previous practice or international advice, this Government thought it knew best. The Public Health Agency formally came into existence on 1 July 2022. 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. 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. 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. Dr Sarfati has a PhD from the University of Otago, is a NZ College of Public Health Medicine Fellow and until 2008 was a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine. 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. One of the strengths of the senior public service in New Zealand has been the collegiality between departmental chief executives and their senior managers across the spectrum, where they have mutually supported and encouraged each other when challenging situations arise to ensure that they always act within the public service ethos. Dr Nicholas Jones will take on the role as director of public health, the Ministry of Health has announced. Fionnagh brings a clinical background to her work. 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. Margie has a BCom from University of Auckland and an MPA (Exec) from Victoria University of Wellington. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Public Health and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees from the University of Otago. Dr Sarfati will act in the role until a permanent appointee takes up the Director-General position. Reintegrating him back into the normal role of a normal chief executive will be a delicate task. [17] In the first half of 2018, Bloomfield was seconded to the Capital & Coast District Health Board where he was interim chief executive. Joe is a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practice, and also has a Master of Public Health (Health System Management). 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. New Zealand Doctor Online is not a consumer medical advice service. Robyn came to Manat Hauora with a vast range of sector experience having been the CEO for Te Pou o te Whakaaro nui for ten years. In her substantive role as Chief Executive, Te Aho o Te Kahu, the Cancer Control Agency, Dr Sarfati made good progress towards the goals and outcomes of the New Zealand Cancer Action Plan 2019-2029. The longer it goes on, the more difficult it will be to return to a more normal situation. We will miss her greatly," said a ministry email in February, obtained by the Herald, and written by McElnay. "The ministry also retains significant public health expertise including through two remaining Deputy Directors of Public Health, and other clinical advice on board as part of our broader Covid response.
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