Either way, it goes beyond the normal brief of the Director-General, and is further confirmation of the unhealthy politicisation of the role. He joined Manat Hauora from the Bay of Plenty DHB where he was Executive of Director Allied Health, Scientific and Technical.
Public Health Salary in New Zealand | PayScale Through this pathway, she progressed to complete the NHS Management Development Programme and longer term has led large and complex health services in Aotearoa New Zealand and Queensland. 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. Photo: Pool/Robert Kitchin, Stuff. Renewed council efforts to control Otagos most notorious pest are not equal to the task of keeping rabbit numbers down a review has found. 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. Dr Sarfati will act in the role until a permanent appointee takes up the Director-General position. The ministry is also having farewells this week for director of public health Dr Caroline McElnay, and public health deputy director Dr Niki Stefanogiannis. Dr Sarfati is a public health physician, cancer epidemiologist and health services researcher with a world-leading reputation in cancer control strategy and research. He is currently clinical director and medical officer of Health at Te Whatu Ora Te Matau a Mui, Hawke's Bay. Fepuleai is an honorific (or chief title) from her family village of Saleaula, Savaii, Samoa. [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. Nicola Hill will act as Chief Executive of the Cancer Control Agency while Dr Sarfati is acting Director-General of Health. Jacinda Ardern says a change in Covid-19 traffic light settings would not make a significant difference on surging case numbers. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins gave a personal thank you to the person he said Kiwis knew as "the DG". Audio. This was seen as more in line in with conventional practice, and consistent with the traditional relationship between ministers and chief executives. Photo / Michael Cunningham. She has worked at University of Otago Department of Public Health since 2004 and was Associate Professor and Professor there from 2013. Video / NZ Herald.
Ashley Bloomfield - Wikipedia (2014). 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. In 2017 I worked as a project manager for a global health campaign called "Choosing Wisely" at Hutt Valley DHB. The Governments first focus throughout the pandemic has been political choreography, not the public health response, writes Peter Dunne. Bloomfield chose the nickname "The Eliminator" for the match, in which he opened the scoring with the first try. Details of expenditure for the Director-General of Health. 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. Dr Sarfati has held a number of national and international roles. 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. His previous roles include: Chief Executive Officer of . Bloomfield has already said, however, that he is confident in the systems and processes in place to respond to the pandemic after he leaves. Salary: NZ$69,671 Allied Health Avg.
Nicholas Jones to replace Caroline McElnay as director of public health She is a Fellow of the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine and is registered with the New Zealand Medical Council. 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. He is a proud generalist, enjoying the challenge of the variety of presentations that are seen in primary care. Maree held several senior roles in the Ministry for Social Development in Policy and Service Delivery and in the Ministry for Children. 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. Her last day in the role was 7 April. He served as the chief executive of the Ministry of Health and the country's Director-General of Health from 2018 to 2022. Director, Transformation - Dr Maria Poynter. 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. 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. "Niki has decided it's time for a break and to spend some time with her family. Dr Colin Tukuitonga has served as Pacific Community Director-General since January 2014. Director, Intelligence - Dr Juliet Rumball-Smith. 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).
Dr Nick Chamberlain appointed National Director, National Public Health Currently focusing in holistic Health and Population health promotion and prevention projects and models. Bloomfield was born in Napier[1] in March 1966,[2] one of three children of Allan Olaf Bloomfield and Myreine Alice Bloomfield (ne Osborne). Subscribe now to start a free 14-day trial. How much of the air you're breathing is air someone else exhaled? 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. [10], From late 2010 to late 2011, based at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Bloomfield worked on non-communicable disease prevention and control with a global focus. That is all very well but the far stronger counter argument is that it is in precisely such circumstances that the normal rules should be adhered to ensure that the best decisions are reached. [14], Between 2004 and 2006, Bloomfield was the Ministry of Health's acting director of public health. 4 Department of Health [Repealed] Section 4: repealed, on 1 July 1993, by section 3(1)(a) of the Health Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 24). 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. [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.
Head of WHO Office - World Health Organization 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 role of Director is critical in leading, managing and delivering the commitments made by government to support small businesses in New Zealand. 21 Jun, 2022 06:30 PM 3 mins to read. Fionnagh has also been Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland and a Past President of Children's Healthcare Australasia. 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. Without limiting section 3B, the Director of Public Health may from time to time, . Send your photos, videos and tip-offs to newstips@stuff.co.nz, or call us on 0800 . Between 2015 and 2019 Dr Sarfati was co-head and then head of the University of Otagos Department of Public Health. Photo: Supplied. He served as the chief executive of the Ministry of Health and the country's Director-General of Health from 2018 to 2022. Dr Sarfati will act in the role until a permanent appointee takes up the Director-General position. She has a very strong focus on transformation of health structures to reflect Te Tiriti in both action and equity. New Zealand Doctor Online is intended for a New Zealand health professional readership. 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. 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. The double-act of the Prime Minister and the Director-General at media conferences has led to an inevitable politicisation of the Director-Generals role. [18] Former prime minister, Geoffrey Palmer, remarked about Bloomfield: "It is a long time since a public servant has become so well-known. In November 2020, Dr Jones was awarded a New Zealand Public Service Medal Award for his exceptional contribution to health in Hawkes Bay. COMMENTS BY Jim Dowsett, Allan Vester, John Maindonald, Nick Duff & others, The Government has come to rely on the Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, in a way unprecedented in the NZ public service, writes Peter Dunne. Abbe Anderson brings diverse experience across hospital and primary care, including two decades leading complex system reforms. She also led a Lancet Oncology series on cancer in small island developing states. 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. 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. Dr Nick Chamberlain was Northland DHB Chief Executive for nearly 12 years. Dr Sarfati will start on 30 July 2022, when the incumbent Dr Ashley Bloomfield leaves the role. She is a Fellow of the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine and is registered with the New Zealand Medical Council. He has held DHB lead Chief Executive roles in Primary Care and Public Health. Margies career spans over 20 years in executive roles in the public sector in Wellington and Auckland.