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. [3] She has three children. Dr Jones is very well-respected in the health sector, and he brings considerable experience and knowledge with him.. 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. [29], In late July 2022, Bloomfield ordered 14 territorial authorities including the Auckland Council, Hastings District Council, New Plymouth District Council, Rotorua Lakes District Council, Tauranga City Council, Waitaki District Council, Far North District Council, and the Whangarei District Council to add fluoride to their water supplies. 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. Prior to that he held a similar role at Counties Manukau DHB for six years. She has been Chief Executive of Te Aho o Te Kahu, the Cancer Control Agency since May 2020. I am very pleased to appoint Dr Sarfati to this acting role, said Deputy Public Service Commissioner Helene Quilter. 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 . Fionnagh has also been Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland and a Past President of Children's Healthcare Australasia. McElnay, C., & Hawke's Bay District Health Board,. I specialised as a Public Health Medicine Physician after completing my Masters of Public Health through the University of Otago. From September to November 2019, she was the National Director of Cancer Control at the Ministry of Health. Markerita (Meg) most recently held the role of Chief of Strategy at Te Whatu Ora - Te Toka Tumai Auckland. 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. Specializing in Health Promotion, and Public health project designing, service delivery and leadership. She is experienced in change leadership, Pacific health equity and designing new models of care with communities. "She has been a tower of strength to me personally and to the rest of the ODPH (public health team). Dr Ashley Bloomfield is stepping down as Director-General of Health. New Zealand Doctor Online is intended for a New Zealand health professional readership. She is also a director on the boards of Beyond Blue, Australia's most recognised mental health charity. 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. 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.. The ministry is also having farewells this week for. 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. [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. Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield in the Beehive theatrette. He was appointed in this position in August 2021. He served as the chief executive of the Ministry of Health and the country's Director-General of Health from 2018 to 2022. Photo: RNZ / Anusha Bradley. Either way, it goes beyond the normal brief of the Director-General, and is further confirmation of the unhealthy politicisation of the role. Director, Transformation - Dr Maria Poynter. [9][3] About the same time, he married his wife, Libby, also a doctor, and the couple went on to have three children. by section 111(1) of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 (2000 No 91). Interim Director, Prevention - Astrid Koornneef. His entire life had been dedicated to the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders . 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. Bloomfield has already said, however, that he is confident in the systems and processes in place to respond to the pandemic after he leaves. Health New Zealand made its first permanent appointment on 22 June 2022. This campaign aims to reduce low-value health care and improve patient experiences. And in the midst of a pandemic caused by an airborne virus, where are the riskiest places to be? 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. Bloomfield was born in Napier[1] in March 1966,[2] one of three children of Allan Olaf Bloomfield and Myreine Alice Bloomfield (ne Osborne). Margie started her career in the State Services Commission. Contribute to Newsroom and support quality NZ journalism. She joined the Ministry from Te Arawa Whnau Ora where she was Chief Executive. The Director-General is also responsible for the assets and liabilities on behalf of the Crown that are used by or relate to the Ministry of Health; and legislation administered by the Ministry of Health. Nicola Hill will act as Chief Executive of the Cancer Control Agency while Dr Sarfati is acting Director-General of Health. Media queries: Grahame Armstrong 021 940 457 or grahame.armstrong@publicservice.govt.nz. New Zealand Doctor Online is not a consumer medical advice service. The Director-General of Health is a pivotal role leading a sector critical to the overall wellbeing of New Zealanders. 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. Fepuleai is an honorific (or chief title) from her family village of Saleaula, Savaii, Samoa. Between 2015 and 2019 Dr Sarfati was co-head and then head of the University of Otagos Department of Public Health. 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. 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. "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. 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 . 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. 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. 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. He was also a member of the Mori review group advising on the health and disability reforms. Jeremy was previously the GM Infrastructure Delivery for Crown Infrastructure Partners, with responsibility for the delivery oversight of $6 billion ofmajor infrastructure programmes receiving NZ Government stimulus funding. Subscribe now to start a free 14-day trial. Dr Sarfati holds Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Public Health and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees from the University of Otago. Celia has a background as an organisational psychologist, with over 12 years delivering organisational development consultancy services across the public and private sectors. Dr Sarfati will start on 30 July 2022, when the incumbent Dr Ashley Bloomfield leaves the role. "Caroline is highly respected by her team, her colleagues both within the Ministry and the broader sector, and by ministers. Start your day with a curation of our top stories in your inbox, Help us create a sustainable future for independent local journalism. As New Zealand moves from crisis to recovery mode the need to support local industry has been brought into sharp relief. [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. Interim Director, Outbreak Response - Matt Hannant. [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 Sarfati is currently Chief Executive of Te Aho o Te Kahu, Cancer Control Agency. 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. 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. [2], McElnay's resignation as director of public health was announced to Ministry of Health staff in February 2022. ", "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 many ways, the unhealthy relationship between ministers and the Director-General undermines the usual separation between ministers and officials and, by extension, the impartiality of the public service. Possible Range. Outside her financial career path, she has also taken a keen interest in sustainable development and business practices. 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. 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. 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. 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 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. 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. 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. 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. A national system was set up quickly so critical details could be more easily shared, as well as the workload. DESIGNED AND POWERED BY PAGEMASTERS PUBLISH. see NPHS regional structure under 'Regional leadership' below. 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. John originally joined the Ministry of Health in 1993, as a foundation member of the then newly established Mori Health Directorate, Te Kete Hauora. 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. Implementation of the Integrated Primary Mental Health and Addiction programme across metro Auckland is well under way. He has specialist qualifications in Medical Administration and General Practice. 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. John is affiliated to Ngti Rkaipaaka, Ngti Kahungunu and Ngti Rongomaiwahine. The role of director of public health was previously held by Dr Caroline McElnay, who resigned in April. She has worked at University of Otago Department of Public Health since 2004 and was Associate Professor and Professor there from 2013. He is currently clinical director and medical officer of Health at Te Whatu Ora Te Matau a Mui, Hawke's 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. 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. [12][13] In 1997, he graduated from the University of Auckland with a Master of Public Health degree, with first-class honours. 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.". 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. Rosalie is an inclusive leader and brings strong sector leadership to our executive team. Diana is a public health physician, cancer epidemiologist and health services researcher, and she has a PhD from the University of Otago. The director of public health will provide leadership across the Public Health Agency and support for medical staff. The focus ministers, the Prime Minister in particular, have placed on the Director-General, from the advice given to the Cabinet through to the constant participation in the increasingly political government media conferences, overlooks the reality that the legal responsibility from a public health perspective still rests with the Director of Public Health, who has been seen only when the Director-General is not available. Peter Dunne was the leader of United Future and served as a minister in former National and Labour governments. Dr Colin Tukuitonga has served as Pacific Community Director-General since January 2014. Joe is a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practice, and also has a Master of Public Health (Health System Management). She is passionate about equity and self-determination, is driven by a deep curiosity and excited by ingenuity. 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. With whnau whakapapa to Tikitiki in Tairawhiti, Peter is committed to achieving health equity for Mori and other priority populations. After Downer Group Jeremy held senior roles at Auckland Council and Air New Zealand where he ran the regional ground handing operations and worked alongside airport companies and other local stakeholders on the expansion and redevelopment of many of New Zealands regional airports. She studied medicine at Queen's University Belfast and then public health at the University of Manchester. 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.