. 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. How will the position be transitioned back to the more standard role of a department chief executive, like every other chief executive? From January to October 2021, Joe was the primary carelead for the COVID-19 Vaccination and Immunisation Programme, and in November 2021 he became the clinical lead for COVID Care in the Community. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said he was sad Bloomfield was leaving and he had saved thousands of lives. 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 Jacobs was previously the WHO Representative to Lao People's Democratic Republic from . Video / NZ Herald. Dr Jones has worked in public health for more than 30 years. 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.". Jeremy holds a Master of Business Administration, is a Chartered Engineer and is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK). 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. 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. Peter Dunne was the leader of United Future and served as a minister in former National and Labour governments. They bring their business and sector knowledge, extensive people and programme leadership experience, and highly . Consumers should seek advice from a health professional and not act in reliance on any statement contained in the information provided. Caroline Ann McElnay QSO ( / mk.lne /) is a medical officer in New Zealand. We will miss her greatly," said a ministry email in February, obtained by the Herald, and written by McElnay. As New Zealand moves from crisis to recovery mode the need to support local industry has been brought into sharp relief. These local authorities have between six months and three years depending on the circumstances to ensure that their water supplies are fluoridated. Clare trained as a graduate nurse at Guys Hospital London, making Aotearoa New Zealandher home in 1986. She also contributed to the set-up of the Childrens Ministry. In that regard, and in fairness to the Director-General, ministers need to be thinking about severing the umbilical cord that binds them sooner rather than later, and certainly well before May 2023. 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 Director-General of Health is a pivotal role leading a sector critical to the overall wellbeing of New Zealanders. He would also bed in the reforms as he was staying on as director general until July 29. [10], Colleagues describe Bloomfield as "measured, methodical, calm and sensible". 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 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. The Governments first focus throughout the pandemic has been political choreography, not the public health response, writes Peter Dunne. Head of WHO Office. He then moved to the Downer Group, where as a GM, Jeremy ran Downers water sector business. 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 is a public health physician, cancer epidemiologist and health services researcher with a world-leading reputation in cancer control strategy and research. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield revealed that the new director of public health would be Dr Nicholas Jones. That does not rule out swift, novel, or agile solutions being devised, but rather ensures that they are firmly, not capriciously, based. Margie's most recent role was as Chief Executive Officer, Counties Manukau Health. Use of this site implies acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Statement. As the Acting Director-General, Dr Sarfati has focused on implementing and embedding the health system reforms. In her substantive role as Chief Executive, Te Aho o Te Kahu, the Cancer Control Agency, Dr Sarfati made good progress towards the goals and outcomes of the New Zealand Cancer Action Plan 2019-2029. Dr Sarfati has held a number of national and international roles. Dr Ashley Bloomfield is stepping down as Director-General of Health. 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. Maree held several senior roles in the Ministry for Social Development in Policy and Service Delivery and in the Ministry for Children. Prior to this, shewas Health and Specialist Services Chief Executive of Queenslands Childrens Hospital and its state-wide Health Service. [2] Joe is a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practice, and also has a Master of Public Health (Health System Management). [31], In the 2023 New Year Honours, Bloomfield was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to public health. 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. She has a very strong focus on transformation of health structures to reflect Te Tiriti in both action and equity. Northland . 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. She is a Fellow of the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine and is registered with the New Zealand Medical Council. At the same time, however, the minister was required to have regard to the advice of the Director-General. Since 11 June 2018, he has been the chief executive of the country's Ministry of Health and the country's Director-General of Health. Director-General of Health appointed 30 November 2022 The Deputy Public Service Commissioner has today announced the appointment of Dr Diana Sarfati as Director-General of Health and Chief Executive, Ministry of Health. Margie started her career in the State Services Commission. This included working for the National Hauora Coalition and Procare Health and Homecare Medical. Rosalie is an inclusive leader and brings strong sector leadership to our executive team. 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. Burnout is thought to have played a major role in their decisions to leave, and it's a factor that is being felt across the whole health sector, along with Covid-fatigue. But he was happy for him because he "thoroughly" deserved a break. It inherited the functions of the former Health Promotion Agency including public health and population health policy, strategy, regulatory, intelligence, surveillance, and monitoring. [8], Bloomfield graduated Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Auckland in 1990. Rosalie is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. [7], McElnay later moved with her husband to Napier in 1995. 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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. This follows the director general of health's surprise resignation that was announced earlier today, with his last day at the end of July. Prior to that he held a similar role at Counties Manukau DHB for six years. She managed large government programmes such as the White Paper for Vulnerable Children and the development of the Vulnerable Children Act. [1] She was the director of public health for the New Zealand Ministry of Health from 2016 to 2022, and chaired the Pandemic Influenza Technical Advisory Group, which advises the Ministry on matters concerning the control of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand. John is affiliated to Ngti Rkaipaaka, Ngti Kahungunu and Ngti Rongomaiwahine. She is a respected and skilled senior leader with a public sector, clinical and academic background. 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. Andrew is a public health physician and previously held positions as Associate Chief Medical Officer for Waitemat District Health Board (DHB), and as Clinical Director, Health Gain for Auckland and Waitemat DHBs. Woodley thanked McElnay for her "incredibly hard work", her "selfless, mature" leadership, and "her ability to remain calm and composed whilst under enormous pressure". The longer it goes on, the more difficult it will be to return to a more normal situation. 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. 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. Martin has over 25 years of health experience in a range of roles in both the USA and New Zealand and has filled a variety of clinical, managerial and strategic leadership roles. Diana is a public health physician, cancer epidemiologist and health services researcher, and she has a PhD from the University of Otago. She is very knowledgeable about the health reforms and is dedicated to improving equity of outcomes in the health system.. From 2015 to 2018, Bloomfield was chief executive at Hutt Valley District Health Board. 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. [2], McElnay's resignation as director of public health was announced to Ministry of Health staff in February 2022. She is also a director on the boards of Beyond Blue, Australia's most recognised mental health charity. McElnay, C., & University of Manchester. However, it was never intended to deal with more long-term situations like the pandemic, and questions quickly arose as to the legality of relying on the Health Act provisions to give the authority to the Director-General that the Government wanted. 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 . 21 Jun, 2022 06:30 PM 3 mins to read. Over her career, she has led teams and business units ranging in size from nine to 900 people. [2], McElnay, one of seven children, grew up on a farm in Bushmills, Northern Ireland. 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.. [18] Former prime minister, Geoffrey Palmer, remarked about Bloomfield: "It is a long time since a public servant has become so well-known. She is a Fellow of the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine and is registered with the New Zealand Medical Council. Health New Zealand has announced the significant appointment of Dr Nick Chamberlain as the National Director of the new National Public Health Service. The ministry is also having farewells this week for. A new director of public health has been announced by the Ministry of Health. ", "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 has been Chief Executive of the Cancer Control Agency since May 2020. Salary: NZ$69,629 Renal Avg. Jeremy Holman joined Te Whatu Ora on 5 December 2022. He will bring a strong focus on partnership with Te Aka Whai Ora Mori Health Authority, Manat Hauora Ministry of Health, and our other health sector stakeholders. 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. 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. But, sadly, yet again, rather than rely on previous practice or international advice, this Government thought it knew best. Key roles and responsibilities: Digital transformation. 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 legal and statutory terms, the phrase have regard to generally means that the minister, must specifically and separately listen to the advice being proffered. 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. [20] Facebook pages and merchandise have been created celebrating Bloomfield, and at least one person has had his image tattooed on their body. That is no real surprise but will exacerbate the situation that has been allowed to develop with 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. 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. The departures of Bloomfield, McElnay, and Stefanogiannis raise questions about what impact their vacancies will have in a pandemic that shows no sign of ending, with possible resurgences in cases in coming months, including over winter, and new variants inevitably arriving here. 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. 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. 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. Specializing in Health Promotion, and Public health project designing, service delivery and leadership. 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.". Her work has been focused on health systems, addressing inequity in health and cancer. "[19] New Zealand Doctor Online is not a consumer medical advice service. 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. ", "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. Details of expenditure for the Director-General of Health. This was a national role and involved leading a sizeable team from Whangarei to Southland delivering operations, maintenance and capital projects to local government clients across the country. She is a partnerships specialist and has a background in law and Pacific development. In November 2020, Dr Jones was awarded a New Zealand Public Service Medal Award for his exceptional contribution to health in Hawkes Bay. 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". Interim Executive Director,Change Management Office TBA, Mahaki Albert, Maiaka Whakaruruhau Tikanga (Chief of Tikanga), National Director Markerita (Meg) Poutasi. Dr Nick Chamberlain has been appointed Health New Zealand's national director of the new National Public Health Service. 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 . Ms Quilter said Dr Sarfati brings the skills and experience required to lead the Ministry of Health, and to contribute to the strategic leadership of the wider health system. Every morning, get a snapshot of Newsrooms top 10 stories delivered to your inbox. Director, Promotion - Kathrine Clarke. Reintegrating him back into the normal role of a normal chief executive will be a delicate task. "Few would be able to say they've made a greater sacrifice than Dr Bloomfield.". 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. Relocating to New Zealand in 2009, Jeremy started with GHD as an infrastructure strategy consultant. Caroline Ann McElnay QSO (/mk.lne/) is a medical officer in New Zealand. Margie has a BCom from University of Auckland and an MPA (Exec) from Victoria University of Wellington. Diana was previously Tumuaki, Chief Executive & National Director of Te Aho o Te Kahu - Cancer Control Agency and prior to that shewas National Director of Cancer Control at the Ministry of Health where she oversaw the implementation of the agency. Director, Intelligence - Dr Juliet Rumball-Smith. [3], Bloomfield completed several years of clinical work and from 1996[10] specialised in public health medicine,[11] concentrating on non-communicable diseases. [3] She has worked at University of Otago Department of Public Health since 2004 and was Associate Professor and Professor there from 2013. He looks forward to building a strong and effective team to strengthen and nationalise our public health services. She was Director of the Cancer and Chronic Disease Research Group at University of Otago. 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. "Dr Jones is very well-respected in the health sector, and he brings considerable experience and knowledge with him.". This was seen as more in line in with conventional practice, and consistent with the traditional relationship between ministers and chief executives. Dr Diana Sarfati, Director-General of Health and Chief Executive, Ministry of Health. In other words, it would generally be expected that the Director-Generals advice would be accepted by the minister. This follows the director general of health's surprise resignation that was announced earlier today, with his last day at the end of July. The Director is responsible for the overall delivery of their assigned workstream. He stated that this measure would boost the number of the New Zealand population receiving water fluoridation from 51% to 60%. 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. She advocated for health equity in the region and in 2014 she published a major report on the subject. But it was also a very different role to the one he came into four years ago, and the timing was good for someone new to come in, Bloomfield said. More recently he has been part of the DHB Executive Leadership Team as Health Improvement and Equity Clinical Director. 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. P.S- Working as a public health professionals in New Zealand and currently not in clinical practice. He joined Manat Hauora from the Bay of Plenty DHB where he was Executive of Director Allied Health, Scientific and Technical. She went on to hold senior leadership roles within ACC, and then in ESR as General Manager People and Communications, before joining Manat Hauora as the Group Manager People and Capability. 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. 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. For three years, 2006-2009, she was Regional Director of Training at the Australasian College of Public Health Medicine. [10] Former health reporter Tess Nichol, writing for the American online magazine Slate, described him as "New Zealand's current obsession, an unlikely heartthrob, a mild-mannered health care hero". 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. Meet the executive team members of Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand. McElnay, C., & Hawke's Bay District Health Board,. Dr Nick Chamberlain was Northland DHB Chief Executive for nearly 12 years. Dr Sarfati will. [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. 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. Possible Range. Sir Ashley Robin Bloomfield KNZM (born March 1966) is a New Zealand public health official.