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. Salary: NZ$69,671 Allied Health Avg. He is a proud generalist, enjoying the challenge of the variety of presentations that are seen in primary care. The role of director of public health was previously held by Dr Caroline McElnay, who resigned in April. Specializing in Health Promotion, and Public health project designing, service delivery and leadership. Prior to this, Robyn worked for the Health Research Council and in the Ministry of Health in workforce development, policy and leading the Mental Health Group. 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. She is expected to announce her leaving while fronting the 1pm Covid-19 press conference tomorrow. Bloomfield will be in his role for the first stages of the new health system, with the establishment of Health NZ and the Mori Health Authority from July 1, replacing the country's 20 district . He was the public-facing health specialist liaising with the media during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand on behalf of the government, from the first press conference on 27 January 2020. From September to November 2019, she was the National Director of Cancer Control at the Ministry 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! Between 2015 and 2019 Dr Sarfati was co-head and then head of the University of Otagos Department of Public Health. Markerita has also worked as the Director of Pacific Health for the Northern Region Health Coordination Centre where she led the regional (from Northland to Counties Manukau) approach to the Pacific health response to COVID-19 and partnered with the Pacific Provider Collective to develop a regional commissioning framework to deliver adaptive models of care. 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. He was awarded Fellowship of the New Zealand Medical Association in 2011 for services to the profession and the public. 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COVID-19 vaccines available in New Zealand, Services and support for you and your child, Setting the direction for our new health system, Release calendar for our Tier 1 statistics, Chief Clinical Officers | Ng piha Hauora, Dr Diana Sarfati:Director-General of Health and Chief Executive, Robyn Shearer: Deputy Director-General, System Performance and Monitoring | Te Pou Mahi Pnaha, and Deputy Chief Executive, Celia Wellington: Deputy Director-General, Corporate Services | Te Pou Tiaki, Dean Rutherford: Deputy Director-General, Evidence Research and Innovation | Te Pou Whakamrama, Sarah Turner: Deputy Director-General, Government and Executive Services | Te Pou Whakatere Kwanatanga, John Whaanga: Deputy Director-General, Mori Health | Te Pou Hauora Mori, Dr Andrew Old: Deputy Director-General, Public Health Agency | Te Pou Hauora Tmatanui, Clare Perry: Deputy Director-General, Regulatory Services | Te Pou Whakariterite Ratonga, Maree Roberts: Deputy Director-General, Strategy Policy and Legislation | Te Pou Rautaki, Martin Chadwick:Chief Allied Health Professions Officer. Jeremy Holman joined Te Whatu Ora on 5 December 2022. 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). She is currently a Lancet Commissioner for the Health Systems and Cancer Lancet Commission, and a member of the International Advisory Committee to Lancet Oncology, the Advisory Committee to International Agency for Research on Cancers (IARC) Pacific cancer hub, IARCs international expert group on social inequalities in cancer, and the Board of the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership. 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. Dr Colin Tukuitonga has served as Pacific Community Director-General since January 2014. 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. Dr Jacobs was previously the WHO Representative to Lao People's Democratic Republic from . Fepuleai is an honorific (or chief title) from her family village of Saleaula, Savaii, Samoa. [3], Bloomfield completed several years of clinical work and from 1996[10] specialised in public health medicine,[11] concentrating on non-communicable diseases. Interim Director, Outbreak Response - Matt Hannant. In other words, it would generally be expected that the Director-Generals advice would be accepted by the minister. Dr Dale Bramley - National Director, Improvement and Innovation Dr Nick Chamberlain - National Director, National Public Health Service Fionnagh Dougan - National Director, Hospital & Specialist Services Jeremy Holman - Chief Infrastructure and Investment Officer Rosalie Percival - Chief Financial Officer She managed large government programmes such as the White Paper for Vulnerable Children and the development of the Vulnerable Children Act. And in the midst of a pandemic caused by an airborne virus, where are the riskiest places to be? "[19] She also led a Lancet Oncology series on cancer in small island developing states. Caroline Ann McElnay QSO (/mk.lne/) is a medical officer in New Zealand. Contribute to Newsroom and support quality NZ journalism. Avg. 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. 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. [30], Bloomfield is to become the first professor of a new Public Policy Impact Institute at the University of Auckland's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr Jones is very well-respected in the health sector, and he brings considerable experience and knowledge with him.. Dr Nicholas Jones, who is currently Clinical Director and Medical Officer of Health at Te Whatu Ora Te Matau a Mui, Hawkes Bay, will take up the role based in the Public Health Agency. 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. Salary: NZ$69,629 Renal Avg. John originally joined the Ministry of Health in 1993, as a foundation member of the then newly established Mori Health Directorate, Te Kete Hauora. She also led several change programmes relating to Child, Youth and Family, Vulnerable Children and the Ministerial Work Programme on Family and Sexual Violence. 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. Director, Promotion - Kathrine Clarke. "I think that is terrible, and it's something we need to do something about.". McElnay, C., & University of Manchester. She is a respected and skilled senior leader with a public sector, clinical and academic background. The Commission is running a recruitment process for the permanent Director-General of Health role and will advertise shortly. 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. 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. Like all departmental chief executives, the Director-Generals primary responsibility is to the minister, in this case the Minister of 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. [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. 5 Director-General of Health She is a Fellow of the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine and is registered with the New Zealand Medical Council. 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 Sarfati is currently Chief Executive of Te Aho o Te Kahu, Cancer Control Agency. She has worked hard to ensure a collaborative effort across the public health system and in particular, she has supported our public health units to achieve new ways of working at a systems level.". Director, Intelligence - Dr Juliet Rumball-Smith. McElnay, C., & Hawke's Bay District Health Board,. This follows the director general of health's surprise resignation that was announced earlier today, with his last day at the end of July. 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. She also contributed to the set-up of the Childrens Ministry. The Governments first focus throughout the pandemic has been political choreography, not the public health response, writes Peter Dunne. Deputy Director of Public Health Jun 2018 - Apr 20223 years 11 months Wellington, New Zealand Principal Technical Specialist Feb 2013 - Jun 20185 years 5 months Wellington, New Zealand. Signal to noise - is AM radio really under threat. Dr Sarfati has been Acting Director-General of Health since July this year. 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. From 2015 to 2018, Bloomfield was chief executive at Hutt Valley District Health Board. Interim Director, Prevention Astrid Koornneef, Maria Lafaele, Interim Pacific Lead, Directors Office, Tofilau Talalelei Taufale, Interim National Pacific Health Commissioning Lead and Pacific Lead RSE and Transformation, Pauline Fuimaono Sanders, Interim National Pacific Health Workforce Lead, Teei Kaiaruna, Interim National Pacific Integrated Contracts Sprint Lead, Namoe Tuipulotu, Interim National Pacific Intelligence Lead, Amanaki Misa, Interim Hospital Services Re-design Lead (Te Waipounamu), Director, Intelligence Dr Juliet Rumball-Smith, see NPHS regional structure under 'Regional leadership' below, Interim Lead - Hospital and Specialist Services, Te Tai Tokerau Northland Tracey Schiebli(1 Jan - 30 June 2023), Interim Lead - Hospital and Specialist Services, Te Toka Tumai Auckland Dr Mike Shepherd(1 Jan - 30 June 2023), Interim Lead - Hospital and Specialist Services, Counties Manukau Dr Vanessa Thornton(1 Jan - 30 June 2023), Interim Lead - Hospital and Specialist Services, Waitemat Mark Shepherd(until new appt. Dr Sarfati has been Chief Executive of the Cancer Control Agency since May 2020. 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. 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. In November 2020, Dr Jones was awarded a New Zealand Public Service Medal Award for his exceptional contribution to health in Hawkes Bay. 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. She is very knowledgeable about the health reforms and is dedicated to improving equity of outcomes in the health system.. [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. [9][3] About the same time, he married his wife, Libby, also a doctor, and the couple went on to have three children. Dr Nick Chamberlain has been appointed Health New Zealand's national director of the new National Public Health Service. He is also excited to work closely with the Mori Health Authority and the Public Health Agency. He is currently clinical director and medical officer of Health at Te Whatu Ora Te Matau a Mui, 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. Bloomfield chose the nickname "The Eliminator" for the match, in which he opened the scoring with the first try. A national system was set up quickly so critical details could be more easily shared, as well as the workload. Relocating to New Zealand in 2009, Jeremy started with GHD as an infrastructure strategy consultant. 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 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. She has been Chief Executive of Te Aho o Te Kahu, the Cancer Control Agency since May 2020. She studied medicine at Queen's University Belfast and then public health at the University of Manchester. Reintegrating him back into the normal role of a normal chief executive will be a delicate task. [20] Facebook pages and merchandise have been created celebrating Bloomfield, and at least one person has had his image tattooed on their body. Abbe brings considerable experience in a diverse range of hospital and primary care systems, including two decades leading complex system reforms. As Deputy Director General, Dean and his teams are working with colleagues across the health system to ensure evidence, research and innovation are embedded in the way we collectively deliver our work. 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. 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 local authorities have between six months and three years depending on the circumstances to ensure that their water supplies are fluoridated. Read more about Infrastructure and Investment. At the same time, however, the minister was required to have regard to the advice of the Director-General. Earlier today Bloomfield said he had received positive feedback from the public, and while there were some vitriolic responses, much worse had been directed at female colleagues - though he didn't name anyone. The role of Director of Public Health was previously held by Dr Caroline McElnay, who resigned in April 2022 after holding the role for five years, including two years of the COVID-19 outbreak. This follows the director general of health's surprise resignation that was announced earlier today, with his last day at the end of July. You'll find details of our wider leadership team below. In 2017 I worked as a project manager for a global health campaign called "Choosing Wisely" at Hutt Valley DHB. The Director-General of Health is a pivotal role leading a sector critical to the overall wellbeing of New Zealanders. She has a very strong focus on transformation of health structures to reflect Te Tiriti in both action and equity. ), Interim Pacific Lead Northern Region - Harriet Pauga, Interim Lead - Hospital and Specialist Services, Waikato Chris Lowry (until new appt. 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. 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. "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. Northland . 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. National Director - Dr Nick Chamberlain. Photo / Michael Cunningham. She has been appointed for five years from 1 December. Prior to this, he has held a series of senior public health leadership roles. 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. P.S- Working as a public health professionals in New Zealand and currently not in clinical practice. More recently he has been part of the DHB Executive Leadership Team as Health Improvement and Equity Clinical Director. Meet the executive team members of Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand. A new director of public health has been announced by the Ministry of Health. "Dr Jones is very well-respected in the health sector, and he brings considerable experience and knowledge with him.". Dr Mark Jacobs is the Director of Pacific Technical Support and WHO Representative to the South Pacific. As the Acting Director-General, Dr Sarfati has focused on implementing and embedding the health system reforms. 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. 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. It inherited the functions of the former Health Promotion Agency including public health and population health policy, strategy, regulatory, intelligence, surveillance, and monitoring. Margie started her career in the State Services Commission. 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 . Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield in the Beehive theatrette. 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. 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. 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. Sir Ashley Robin Bloomfield KNZM (born March 1966) is a New Zealand public health official. Dr Sarfati will act in the role until a permanent appointee takes up the Director-General position. 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. Photo: Pool/Robert Kitchin, Stuff. 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. Clare previously held the role of Deputy Director General for Health System Improvement and Innovation with a responsibility for a range of regulatory functions that ensure public safety through the regulation of providers, therapeutic products, and services.