Implementation of the Integrated Primary Mental Health and Addiction programme across metro Auckland is well under way. "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. Every morning, get a snapshot of Newsrooms top 10 stories delivered to your inbox. Dr Sarfati is currently Chief Executive of Te Aho o Te Kahu, Cancer Control Agency. 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. 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. These numbers represent the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. 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. Head of WHO Office. She joined the Ministry from Te Arawa Whnau Ora where she was Chief Executive. [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. Video / NZ Herald. 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. She has been Chief Executive of Te Aho o Te Kahu, the Cancer Control Agency since May 2020. 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. Use of this site implies acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Statement. Dr Colin Tukuitonga has served as Pacific Community Director-General since January 2014. The new Director of Public Health will provide leadership across the system, helping us stay closely connected with the new entities Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka Whai Ora, Dr Old says. Interim Director, Prevention - Astrid Koornneef. [2], McElnay's resignation as director of public health was announced to Ministry of Health staff in February 2022. Between 2015 and 2019 Dr Sarfati was co-head and then head of the University of Otagos Department of Public Health. She managed large government programmes such as the White Paper for Vulnerable Children and the development of the Vulnerable Children Act. She is experienced in change leadership, Pacific health equity and designing new models of care with communities. Sarahs current responsibilities include the operating model for the Ministry in the new system and the organisational design required to support it. 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. Read more about Infrastructure and Investment. This campaign aims to reduce low-value health care and improve patient experiences. Dr Nick Chamberlain was Northland DHB Chief Executive for nearly 12 years. As lead for Performance Improvement, she was instrumental in delivering new equity approaches within planned care delivery in Auckland. 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. This was a major policy announcement that, if it is in fact government policy, should have come from either the Prime Minister or the Minister of Health, not a public servant. He then moved to the Downer Group, where as a GM, Jeremy ran Downers water sector business. He has held DHB lead Chief Executive roles in Primary Care and Public Health. Health Act 1956 No 65 (as at 01 July 2022), Public Act - New Zealand The role of Director is critical in leading, managing and delivering the commitments made by government to support small businesses in New Zealand. Either way, it goes beyond the normal brief of the Director-General, and is further confirmation of the unhealthy politicisation of the role. [2] Our leadership - Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Dr Sarfati will act in the role until a permanent appointee takes up the Director-General position. This follows the director general of health's surprise resignation that was announced earlier today, with his last day at the end of July. 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. Send your photos, videos and tip-offs to newstips@stuff.co.nz, or call us on 0800 . Dr Sarfati will start on 30 July 2022, when the incumbent Dr Ashley Bloomfield leaves the role. Dr Nicholas Jones has worked in public health for more than 30 years Photo: RNZ / Anusha Bradley Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield revealed that the new director of public health would be Dr Nicholas Jones. Dr Jones has worked for Te Whatu Ora Te Matau a Mui, Hawke's Bay (Hawke's Bay. He served as the chief executive of the Ministry of Health and the country's Director-General of Health from 2018 to 2022. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Public Health and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees from the University of Otago. They bring their business and sector knowledge, extensive people and programme leadership experience, and highly . "I think that is terrible, and it's something we need to do something about.". 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. Post comments with a Newsroom Pro subscription. Peter joins us from Te Ptaka Whaioranga Pharmac (also a crown entity) where he has had three stints, most recently as Director Engagement & Implementation. [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! "Along with many others in the health sector she has worked tirelessly, sacrificing many nights, weekends and weeks away from family to ensure that throughout our response, there has been strong, clear public health advice which has kept us all safe.". She has been appointed for five years from 1 December. The Director is responsible for the overall delivery of their assigned workstream. "Niki has decided it's time for a break and to spend some time with her family. Dr Sarfati has a PhD from the University of Otago, is NZ College of Public Health Medicine Fellow and until 2008 was a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine. Te Whatu Ora is a nationwide organisation with leaders across the motu. Dr Sarfati is currently the Acting Director-General of Health and Chief Executive, Ministry for Health, a role she has held since July 2022. She advocated for health equity in the region and in 2014 she published a major report on the subject. McElnay, C., & University of Manchester. Like or hate Sir John Keys suggested solutions for NZs Covid recovery, in one intervention the former Prime Minister has forced the Government and country to confront finding a way out of a drawbridge and lockdown mentality. Reader donations are critical to what we do. . The Prime Ministers recent admission that the Director-General attends Cabinet meetings when Covid-19 is being discussed reinforces the worrying reality that the Director-General is now no longer an impartial public servant, but an unelected quasi-minister participating in the Cabinets decision-making in a way that no public servant previously has ever been allowed to do, no matter the crisis at hand, or which party has been in government. Dr Sarfati has been Chief Executive of the Cancer Control Agency since May 2020. Like all departmental chief executives, the Director-Generals primary responsibility is to the minister, in this case the Minister of Health. 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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. Find out what support is available near you. 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. If, as the Covid-19 emergency legislation suggests, the Government was keen to emphasise the traditional relationship between Cabinet and public servants, it would have been more logical, not to mention more in line with the Health Act, to give more prominence to the Director of Public Health, as the statutorily responsible public official. Photo / Michael Cunningham. Bard Billot on the twice-sacked goneburger Rob Campbell. "[19] 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). 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. Abbe Anderson brings diverse experience across hospital and primary care, including two decades leading complex system reforms. Acting Director-General of Health appointed - New Zealand Doctor Meet the executive team members of Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand. Job Offer: Regional Director, National Public Health Service (NPHS):Maori Pacific Jobs Job description: Job Description Following the Health and Discapability System Review, a new organisation, Hauora Aotearoa | Health New Zealand (HNZ) is set to transform the way health services are delivered in . Consequently, the Director-General has been left to face a personally invidious position once the current emergency fades. Maree held several senior roles in the Ministry for Social Development in Policy and Service Delivery and in the Ministry for Children. 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. 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. Start your day with a curation of our top stories in your inbox, Help us create a sustainable future for independent local journalism. 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. 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. Dr Nicholas Jones has worked in public health for more than 30 years 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. Public Health Salary in New Zealand | PayScale A weekly digest of the latest news and insights on climate change and sustainability. 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