Dr Ashley Bloomfield scores try in annual parliamentary rugby match", "The best dressed Kiwis list is out, who makes the cut? Interestingly, the statutory responsibility for personal health matters relating to public health; and regulatory matters relating to public health, such as pandemic response, lies with the Director of Public Health, not the Director-General. That would have meant many of the problems now so obvious could have been identified at the outset, and either mitigated or avoided completely, by people who knew something about them, rather than relying on health officials, with no relevant experience, no matter how personally dedicated they might be, to try to sort out. [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2004 and 2006, Bloomfield was the Ministry of Health's acting director of public health. 4 Department of Health [Repealed] Section 4: repealed, on 1 July 1993, by section 3(1)(a) of the Health Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 24). Abbe brings considerable experience in a diverse range of hospital and primary care systems, including two decades leading complex system reforms. to ensure the health system delivers for all New Zealanders, with a focus on achieving more equitable outcomes for Mori. [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! 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Dr Nick Chamberlain was Northland DHB Chief Executive for nearly 12 years. Start your day with a curation of our top stories in your inbox, Help us create a sustainable future for independent local journalism. Dean has spent more than 25 years working in a range of roles across the public sector, with a focus on data, reporting and analytics. I am delighted to have Dr Jones join the team and am very much looking forward to working with him.. He was appointed in this position in August 2021. 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. 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. 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. While youre here would you like to sign up to any of our other email newsletters? (1991). Rosalie Percival has over 20 years experience in executive level financial and accounting roles, the majority in healthcare settings. 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. Prior to this, he has held a series of senior public health leadership roles. John originally joined the Ministry of Health in 1993, as a foundation member of the then newly established Mori Health Directorate, Te Kete Hauora. ", "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! Dr Sarfati holds Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Public Health and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees from the University of Otago. Reader donations are critical to what we do. Every morning, get a snapshot of Newsrooms top 10 stories delivered to your inbox. [2], McElnay was appointed to the role of director of public health at the Ministry of Health in 2016. 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. He will bring together the 12 existing public . As lead for Performance Improvement, she was instrumental in delivering new equity approaches within planned care delivery in Auckland. 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. This page was last edited on 1 January 2023, at 06:36. She completed her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) at the University of Otago in 1991. For three years, 2006-2009, she was Regional Director of Training at the Australasian College of Public Health Medicine. 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. You'll find details of our wider leadership team below. ), Interim Lead - Hospital and Specialist Services, Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty Bronwyn Anstis (1 Jan - 30 June 2023), Interim Lead - Hospital and Specialist Services, Lakes Alan Wilson (1 Jan - 30 June 2023), Interim Lead - Hospital and Specialist Services, Taranaki Gillian Campbell(1 Jan - 30 June 2023), Interim Lead - Hospital and Specialist Services, Tairwhiti Jim Green(1 Jan - 30 June 2023), Tamati Peni, Interim Pacific Lead Te Manawa Taki, Interim Lead - Hospital and Specialist Services, Te Matau a Mui Hawkes Bay Chris Ash (1 Jan - 30 June 2023), Interim District Director - Hospital and Specialist Services, Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua MidCentral Jeff Brown (until 30 Jun 2023), Interim Lead - Hospital and Specialist Services, Whanganui Katherine Fraser Chapple (1 Jan - 30 June 2023), Interim Lead - Hospital and Specialist Services, Wairarapa Kieran McCann (1 Jan - 30 June 2023), Interim Lead - Hospital and Specialist Services, Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley Jamie Duncan, Interim Pacific Lead Central Region - Tagaloa Junior Ulu, Interim Lead - Hospital and Specialist Services, Nelson Marlborough Lexie OShea(1 Jan - 30 June 2023), Interim District Director - Hospital and Specialist Services, South Canterbury Jason Power(until 30 Jun 2023), Interim Lead - Hospital and Specialist Services, Waitaha Canterbury/Te Tai o Poutini West Coast Lisa Blackler, Interim Lead - Hospital and Specialist Services, Southern Hamish Brown(1 Jan - 30 June 2023), Interim Pacific Lead Te Waipounamu - Lealiifanovalevale Erolia Eteuati-Rooney. This follows the director general of health's surprise resignation that was announced earlier today, with his last day at the end of July. 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. Dr Nicholas Jones has worked in public health for more than 30 years He was fortunate enough to have been awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2007 Queens Birthday Honours. She has worked at University of Otago Department of Public Health since 2004 and was Associate Professor and Professor there from 2013. [2], McElnay's resignation as director of public health was announced to Ministry of Health staff in February 2022. If you can help us, please click the button to ensure we can continue to provide quality independent journalism you can trust. 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. 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. As the Acting Director-General, Dr Sarfati has focused on implementing and embedding the health system reforms. Interim Executive Director,Change Management Office TBA, Mahaki Albert, Maiaka Whakaruruhau Tikanga (Chief of Tikanga), National Director Markerita (Meg) Poutasi. 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. Bard Billot on the twice-sacked goneburger Rob Campbell. Te Whatu Ora is a nationwide organisation with leaders across the motu. 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.". 21 Jun, 2022 06:30 PM 3 mins to read. 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. Consequently, the Director-General has been left to face a personally invidious position once the current emergency fades. She has been Chief Executive of Te Aho o Te Kahu, the Cancer Control Agency since May 2020. 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. Alongside his executive commitments, Dr Bramley is a practising public health medicine specialist, an Examiner at the NZ College of Public Health Medicine, an adjunct Professor of Health at AUT, and Chair of the Health Quality & Safety Commission. Signal to noise - is AM radio really under threat. Dr Diana Sarfati was appointed to the role of Director-General of Health and Chief Executive of the Ministry of Health in November 2022 having acted in the role since July 2022. 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. It is an inevitable consequence of the Governments too narrow focus from the outset of treating Covid-19 solely as a public health issue. The latest chapter in the removal of a 23-million-year-old whale relic sparks further fury. She is a decisive health system leader with highly developed strategic thinking and transformational leadership skills, and has a strong drive to deliver equity and service excellence. 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. Sarahs management career has included policy, service delivery and operations, as well as leading and embedding organisational change. And in the midst of a pandemic caused by an airborne virus, where are the riskiest places to be? 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. Margie started her career in the State Services Commission. Photo: RNZ / Anusha Bradley. She joined the Ministry from Te Arawa Whnau Ora where she was Chief Executive. Margie has a BCom from University of Auckland and an MPA (Exec) from Victoria University of Wellington. From January 2020 he was seconded to the COVID-19 response for the Northern Region of New Zealand, becoming the Chief Clinical Officer in February 2022. Audio. 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. 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. More recently he has been part of the DHB Executive Leadership Team as Health Improvement and Equity Clinical Director. Dr Sarfati will start on 30 July 2022, when the incumbent Dr Ashley Bloomfield leaves the role. 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[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. 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. 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 . At the same time, however, the minister was required to have regard to the advice of the Director-General. 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. Joe has worked in Te Puke since 2003 and is a practising GP, working in an inter-disciplinary team at Poutiri Wellness Centre, a kaupapa Moripractice. But here is where the problems arise. [2] Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield revealed that the new director of public health would be Dr Nicholas Jones. 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A new director of public health has been announced by the Ministry of Health. Dr Nick Chamberlain. Prior to this Dr Sarfati was National Director of Cancer Control at the Ministry of Health to oversee the implementation of the agency. 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 Nicholas Jones, who is currently Clinical Director and Medical Officer of Health at Te Whatu Ora Te Matau a Mui, Hawke's Bay, will take up the role based in the Public Health Agency. A new director of public health has been announced by the Ministry of Health. He stated that this measure would boost the number of the New Zealand population receiving water fluoridation from 51% to 60%. Fionnagh brings a clinical background to her work. Bloomfield chose the nickname "The Eliminator" for the match, in which he opened the scoring with the first try. [2], McElnay, one of seven children, grew up on a farm in Bushmills, Northern Ireland. Dr Sarfati has been Acting Director-General of Health since July this year. The ministry is also having farewells this week for director of public health Dr Caroline McElnay, and public health deputy director Dr Niki Stefanogiannis. 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. 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 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. 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. 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. Specializing in Health Promotion, and Public health project designing, service delivery and leadership. She has been an impressive leader at the Cancer Control Agency., Dr Sarfati has considerable experience and a sound understanding of New Zealands health system and has strong relationships across the sector.. Government appoints new Director General of Health Stacey Kirk 14:47, May 22 2018 RACHEL THOMAS/STUFF DHB chief executive Dr Ashley Bloomfield has been made Director General of Health.. Margie's most recent role was as Chief Executive Officer, Counties Manukau Health. From September to November 2019, she was the National Director of Cancer Control at the Ministry of Health. He served as the chief executive of the Ministry of Health and the country's Director-General of Health from 2018 to 2022. 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. Abbe Anderson brings diverse experience across hospital and primary care, including two decades leading complex system reforms. 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. She was Director of the Cancer and Chronic Disease Research Group at University of Otago. Health New Zealand made its first permanent appointment on 22 June 2022. [18] Former prime minister, Geoffrey Palmer, remarked about Bloomfield: "It is a long time since a public servant has become so well-known. Her last day in the role was 7 April. Jeremy Holman joined Te Whatu Ora on 5 December 2022. Between 2015 and 2019 Dr Sarfati was co-head and then head of the University of Otagos Department of Public Health. In this role, Jeremy provides national leadership for the planning and delivery of capital projects across the motu. Consequently, in specific Covid-19 emergency response legislation passed last year the Government made it clear that the Health Act provisions would no longer apply and that the powers previously exercised by the Director-General would now be exercised directly by the Minister of Health. Dr Sarfati has held a number of national and international roles. 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. 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