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. 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. 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. He was a member of an Independent External Review of SPC in 2012. How will the position be transitioned back to the more standard role of a department chief executive, like every other chief executive? She has worked at University of Otago Department of Public Health since 2004 and was Associate Professor and Professor there from 2013. Before moving into the role of interim Regional Director Northern at Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, Fionnagh was the Chief Executive of Capital & Coast and Hutt Valley DHBs from 2019 to 2022. Photo: Pool/Robert Kitchin, Stuff. 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. This follows the director general of health's surprise resignation that was announced earlier today, with his last day at the end of July. 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. 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. 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. 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. These local authorities have between six months and three years depending on the circumstances to ensure that their water supplies are fluoridated. Dr Sarfati has been Acting Director-General of Health since July this year. 1 minute to Read. 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. 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She also led a Lancet Oncology series on cancer in small island developing states. She is expected to announce her leaving while fronting the 1pm Covid-19 press conference tomorrow. 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. But here is where the problems arise. "Along with many others in the health sector she has worked tirelessly, sacrificing many nights, weekends and weeks away from family to ensure that throughout our response, there has been strong, clear public health advice which has kept us all safe.". Find out what support is available near you. 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. Public Health Agency (New Zealand) - Wikipedia He is also excited to work closely with the Mori Health Authority and the Public Health Agency. He then moved to the Downer Group, where as a GM, Jeremy ran Downers water sector business. Indeed, ministers have frequently been unwilling to comment on any developing situation until they have received the Director-Generals advice.. More recently he has been part of the DHB Executive Leadership Team as Health Improvement and Equity Clinical Director. [17] In the first half of 2018, Bloomfield was seconded to the Capital & Coast District Health Board where he was interim chief executive. DESIGNED AND POWERED BY PAGEMASTERS PUBLISH. Fionnagh brings a clinical background to her work. His previous roles include: Chief Executive Officer of . 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. Dr Jones has worked in public health for more than 30 years. Interim Director, Outbreak Response - Matt Hannant. Dr Ashley Bloomfield's temporary director general of health - NZ Herald 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. The ministry is also having farewells this week for director of public health Dr Caroline McElnay, and public health deputy director Dr Niki Stefanogiannis. He would also bed in the reforms as he was staying on as director general until July 29. 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). Health Act 1956 No 65 (as at 01 July 2022), Public Act - New Zealand She completed her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) at the University of Otago in 1991. ", "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! Ashley Bloomfield - Wikipedia Executive leadership team | Ministry of Health NZ Robyn has worked in the health sector for over 30 years. Peter joins us from Te Ptaka Whaioranga Pharmac (also a crown entity) where he has had three stints, most recently as Director Engagement & Implementation. 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. As New Zealand moves from crisis to recovery mode the need to support local industry has been brought into sharp relief. All this was avoidable. I am very pleased to appoint Dr Sarfati to this acting role, said Deputy Public Service Commissioner Helene Quilter. 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. Joe is a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practice, and also has a Master of Public Health (Health System Management). [4], "Confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 61, bringing total to 708", "Coronavirus: Meet the experts advising the NZ Government on Covid-19", "Caroline McElnay - piloting the pandemic response", "Meet the Irish woman near the top of New Zealand's Covid-19 response", "McElnay: Building the fence at the top of the cliff", "Public health exodus: Chiefs Caroline McElnay, Niki Stefanogiannis join Ashley Bloomfield in departing from Ministry of Health", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caroline_McElnay&oldid=1130840829. Currently focusing in holistic Health and Population health promotion and prevention projects and models. [2], McElnay, one of seven children, grew up on a farm in Bushmills, Northern Ireland. Dr Sarfati holds Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Public Health and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees from the University of Otago. Government appoints new Director General of Health | Stuff.co.nz Margie has a BCom from University of Auckland and an MPA (Exec) from Victoria University of Wellington. Dr Sarfati has been Chief Executive of the Cancer Control Agency since May 2020. Send your photos, videos and tip-offs to [email protected], or call us on 0800 . Dr Nick Chamberlain. 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.". Photo: Supplied. That is no real surprise but will exacerbate the situation that has been allowed to develop with the Director-General. 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. [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. [3], Bloomfield completed several years of clinical work and from 1996[10] specialised in public health medicine,[11] concentrating on non-communicable diseases. Through this pathway, she progressed to complete the NHS Management Development Programme and longer term has led large and complex health services in Aotearoa New Zealand and Queensland. She initially trained as a registered general nurse followed by qualification as a mental health and addiction professional. Prior to this Dr Sarfati was National Director of Cancer Control at the Ministry of Health to oversee the implementation of the agency. Between 2015 and 2019 Dr Sarfati was co-head and then head of the University of Otagos Department of Public Health. Our leadership - Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand New director of public health appointed | RNZ News He joined Manat Hauora from the Bay of Plenty DHB where he was Executive of Director Allied Health, Scientific and Technical. "After five years in the role of director of public health and five years of commuting from her Napier home Caroline has decided the time is now right for her to explore new opportunities and, initially, a wonderful six months of travel with her husband," Woodley said. The Director-General of Health is a pivotal role leading a sector critical to the overall wellbeing of New Zealanders. [7], McElnay later moved with her husband to Napier in 1995. Niki Stefanogiannis - Public Health Physician - LinkedIn Find out more about how we operate on the Our Structure page of this website. 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. 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. 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. Martinhas a doctoral degree from AUT examining health workforce change. 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. 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. [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 the Acting Director-General of Health and Chief Executive, Ministry for Health, a role she has held since July 2022. 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 will start on 30 July 2022, when the incumbent Dr Ashley Bloomfield leaves the role. 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. Diana is a former member of the National Cancer Programme Leadership Board, the National Screening Advisory Group, the National Ethics Advisory Committee, the Bowel Cancer Taskforce and the National Bowel Cancer Screening Advisory Committee. Covid-19 Omicron: MPs pay tribute to director general of health Dr 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.