This page was last edited on 1 January 2023, at 06:36. [32], Member of the Order of the British Empire, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Auckland's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, "Covid 19 coronavirus: Ashley Bloomfield stuns boy, 6, with handwritten response to letter", "Dr Ashley Bloomfield asked burning questions in final AM interview, reveals star sign", "Ashley Bloomfield's rise to the top the inside story", "Covid-19 coronavirus: Inside Dr Ashley Bloomfield's work and family bubble", "Hilary Barry shares photo of teen Ashley Bloomfield performing in 1983 school production of Oklahoma! Between 2015 and 2019 Dr Sarfati was co-head and then head of the University of Otagos Department of Public Health. "Dr Jones is very well-respected in the health sector, and he brings considerable experience and knowledge with him.". Head of WHO Office - World Health Organization 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. Use of this site implies acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Statement. No longer does he appear as the impartial adviser offering considered, detached professional advice to the Government, but rather more as the explainer, amplifier, and defender of the Government decisions, in a manner that not even many ministers demonstrate. Photo: Supplied. 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 . 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. 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 was part of Hawke's Bay's Covid-19 response. 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. Dr Jacobs was previously the WHO Representative to Lao People's Democratic Republic from . Gregory Evans - Public Health Medicine Registrar, Office of the Dr Sarfati is a public health physician, cancer epidemiologist and health services researcher with a world-leading reputation in cancer control strategy and research. Bloomfield was born in Napier[1] in March 1966,[2] one of three children of Allan Olaf Bloomfield and Myreine Alice Bloomfield (ne Osborne). Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield in the Beehive theatrette. 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. 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. 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Between 2015 and 2019 Dr Sarfati was co-head and then head of the University of Otagos Department of Public Health. Following that, John worked for KPMG Consulting for 2 years and then for over 10 years he ran his own management consulting company, Kaipuke Consultants Limited. 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. Hawke's Bay doctor lands top job at Ministry of Health - NZ Herald 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 joined Manat Hauora from the Bay of Plenty DHB where he was Executive of Director Allied Health, Scientific and Technical. She is passionate about equity and self-determination, is driven by a deep curiosity and excited by ingenuity. Jacinda Ardern says a change in Covid-19 traffic light settings would not make a significant difference on surging case numbers. "Caroline is highly respected by her team, her colleagues both within the Ministry and the broader sector, and by ministers. He stated that this measure would boost the number of the New Zealand population receiving water fluoridation from 51% to 60%. 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. He is currently clinical director and medical officer of Health at Te Whatu Ora Te Matau a Mui, Hawke's Bay. Either way, it goes beyond the normal brief of the Director-General, and is further confirmation of the unhealthy politicisation of the role. "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. "It has been an incredibly busy two years and Niki is one of the heroes of our Covid response.". Im pleased to announce that Dr Nicholas Jones will take the role of Director of Public Health, which is so important to the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders, Dr Bloomfield says. During this time, Margie led the organisation through major incidents including a measles epidemic, Whakaari White Island and was lead CEO of the Northern Regions COVID-19 outbreak response. Find out more about how we operate on the Our Structure page of this website. In this role she made a significant contribution to Mori and other high-needs populations wellbeing in the communities this organisation supports. He looks forward to building a strong and effective team to strengthen and nationalise our public health services. Rather, as the current problems with border control, managed isolation, economic re-integration, and policing demonstrate all too bleakly, it required a whole of government approach that the Director-General of Health and the ministry were never going to be capable of providing. Dr Mark Jacobs is the Director of Pacific Technical Support and WHO Representative to the South Pacific. [4] During her studies in Manchester she completed a one-year exchange in New Zealand, including six months in Napier. [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. As New Zealand moves from crisis to recovery mode the need to support local industry has been brought into sharp relief. He was awarded Fellowship of the New Zealand Medical Association in 2011 for services to the profession and the public. Dr Nick Chamberlain. Dr Diana Sarfati, Director-General of Health and Chief Executive, Ministry of Health. "Few would be able to say they've made a greater sacrifice than Dr Bloomfield.". Dr Sarfati will start on 30 July 2022, when the incumbent Dr Ashley Bloomfield leaves the role. . McElnay plans to spend the next six months travelling, according to a ministry email obtained by the Herald and written by deputy director general of population health Deborah Woodley. National Director - Dr Nick Chamberlain. He served as the chief executive of the Ministry of Health and the country's Director-General of Health from 2018 to 2022. 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. As the Acting Director-General, Dr Sarfati has focused on implementing and embedding the health system reforms. 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. Peter joins us from Te Ptaka Whaioranga Pharmac (also a crown entity) where he has had three stints, most recently as Director Engagement & Implementation. Interim Director, Prevention - Astrid Koornneef. Every morning, get a snapshot of Newsrooms top 10 stories delivered to your inbox. 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. "I think that is terrible, and it's something we need to do something about.". He is also excited to work closely with the Mori Health Authority and the Public Health Agency. From September to November 2019, she was the National Director of Cancer Control at the Ministry of Health. Health New Zealand has announced the significant appointment of Dr Nick Chamberlain as the National Director of the new National Public Health Service. Greg has been a General Paediatrician at Starship for 14 years and Service Clinical Director for General Paediatrics for the last eight years. She is also a director on the boards of Beyond Blue, Australia's most recognised mental health charity. Love sport? Without limiting section 3B, the Director of Public Health may from time to time, . Director, Promotion - Kathrine Clarke. Dr Sarfati has been Acting Director-General of Health since July this year. Fionnagh is a Member of the Health Roundtable and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Signal to noise - is AM radio really under threat. Acting Director-General Of Health Appointed | Scoop News The Covid-19 emergency legislation was due to expire next May after two years, but the Government has recently introduced legislation to extend it for a further 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. Dr Jones has worked in public health for more than 30 years. Sarahs management career has included policy, service delivery and operations, as well as leading and embedding organisational change. 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. 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. McElnay, C., & University of Manchester. [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. ", "Covid 19 coronavirus: Ashley Bloomfield apologises to MPs for giving wrong information on infected UN staffer", "Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield to step down from role", "Dr Ashley Bloomfield orders 14 councils' water supplies to be fluoridated", "Ashley Bloomfield appointed University of Auckland professor", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ashley_Bloomfield&oldid=1132654386, This page was last edited on 9 January 2023, at 22:39. In other words, it would generally be expected that the Director-Generals advice would be accepted by the minister. 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. Caroline Ann McElnay QSO (/mk.lne/) is a medical officer in New Zealand. by section 111(1) of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 (2000 No 91). ", "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! 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.". New Zealand Doctor Online is intended for a New Zealand health professional readership. Contribute to Newsroom and support quality NZ journalism. Consequently, the Director-General has been left to face a personally invidious position once the current emergency fades. Dr. Dhamotharan T - Integrated Project Manager (Child & Youth Health John originally joined the Ministry of Health in 1993, as a foundation member of the then newly established Mori Health Directorate, Te Kete Hauora. 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. [8], Bloomfield graduated Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Auckland in 1990. She advocated for health equity in the region and in 2014 she published a major report on the subject. The Public Health Agency formally came into existence on 1 July 2022. From mid-2020, Robyn was Acting Deputy Chief Executive and supported the Director General with areas such as workforce development, COVID response and cross agency relationships. 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. 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. 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. 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. Dr Nick Chamberlain appointed National Director, National Public Health 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. Public health exodus: Chiefs Caroline McElnay, Niki - NZ Herald Subscribe now to start a free 14-day trial. John began his career in the Department of Conservation in 1989 (working on Treaty of Waitangi policy and negotiations), before moving on to the Ministry of Education (Mori Education Group) in 1991. "She has been a tower of strength to me personally and to the rest of the ODPH (public health team). 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. 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. 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. I am very pleased to appoint Dr Sarfati to this acting role, said Deputy Public Service Commissioner Helene Quilter. 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. He was fortunate enough to have been awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2007 Queens Birthday Honours. [5], She was appointed director of population health for Hawke's Bay District Health Board. For three years, 2006-2009, she was Regional Director of Training at the Australasian College of Public Health Medicine. 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. This was seen as more in line in with conventional practice, and consistent with the traditional relationship between ministers and chief executives. Dr Sarfati has held a number of national and international roles. How much of the air you're breathing is air someone else exhaled? He was appointed to the role of Clinical Informatics Director for Te Toka Tumai in 2020, and Interim Chief Digital Officer in 2022. 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. New director of public health appointed | RNZ News You'll find details of our wider leadership team below. 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. These tensions created now will not be easily papered over. He returned to the Ministry of Health and took up his current position in 2019. Health New Zealand made its first permanent appointment on 22 June 2022. Health Act 1956 No 65 (as at 01 July 2022), Public Act - New Zealand From 2015 to 2018, Bloomfield was chief executive at Hutt Valley District Health Board. Most recentlythe interim National Director Hospital & Specialist Services for Te Whatu Ora, Dr Bramley was previously the Chief Executive of Waitemat DHB for more than 10 years serving a population of around 625,000 people and a staff of 8,700. Media queries:Sam Rossiter-Stead 021 596 608 or Sam.Rossiter-Stead@publicservice.govt.nz, 2023 Copyright Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission, Te hononga i waenga i te Mori me te Karauna, Te whakawhanake ara mahi ki Te Ratonga Tmatanui, Developing your career across the Public Service, Tikanga whakauru mahi a te Ratonga Tmatanui, OECD: High level of trust in the Public Service, Public Service Fale hosts first in person Governance Board meeting in November 2022. 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 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. [12][13] In 1997, he graduated from the University of Auckland with a Master of Public Health degree, with first-class honours. He sees relationships as being the foundation upon which good health care delivery is based and believes the value of continuity, which is at the heart of general practice, is vital in delivering better outcomes for people and their whnau. McElnay, C., & Hawke's Bay District Health Board,. ), Interim Pacific Lead Northern Region - Harriet Pauga, Interim Lead - Hospital and Specialist Services, Waikato Chris Lowry (until new appt. She is a partnerships specialist and has a background in law and Pacific development. Photo: RNZ / Anusha Bradley. Start your day with a curation of our top stories in your inbox, Help us create a sustainable future for independent local journalism. Executive leadership team | Te Whatu Ora - Auckland City Hospital 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 Tukuitonga, from the Pacific island of Niue, was formerly the Director of SPC's Public Health Division. 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. Director, Transformation - Dr Maria Poynter. to ensure the health system delivers for all New Zealanders, with a focus on achieving more equitable outcomes for Mori. He said he had been thinking about the right time to leave, but he still had "very mixed feelings because I work with amazing people". Dr Sarfati has been Chief Executive of the Cancer Control Agency since May 2020. The Commission is running a recruitment process for the permanent Director-General of Health role and will advertise shortly. The team is supported by leaders across the motu. Currently focusing in holistic Health and Population health promotion and prevention projects and models. He is passionate about the untapped potential that allied health professions can bring in improving the quality of care provided to our populations, and in turn better meeting equitable population health needs. 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.". 1 minute to Read. [9][3][12] Since he started as the ministry's Chief Executive he has attended a leadership programme at Sad Business School at the University of Oxford. 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. Dr Ashley Bloomfield scores try in annual parliamentary rugby match", "The best dressed Kiwis list is out, who makes the cut? [3], Bloomfield completed several years of clinical work and from 1996[10] specialised in public health medicine,[11] concentrating on non-communicable diseases. 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. 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).
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