Membership of the National Information Clinical Leadership Group
The National Information Clinical Leadership Group is planned to be a long-term group, thus ensuring a consistent approach for the health sector. The Group is able to either co-opt new members or form sub-groups as required. Professional groups were approached for nominations, and representation sought where gaps were identified.
Peter Gow, rheumatologist and associate professor at Counties Manukau District Health Board is Chair of the National Information Clinical Leadership Group. Dr Jim Vause, a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners is Deputy Chair.
Amanda Ashcroft is the main point of contact for the National Information Clinical Leadership Group. She can be contacted via email Amanda_Ashcroft@moh.govt.nz
Criteria for core membership
- nominated - representative of an established professional body/group
- recommended - representative of a clinical area/specialty field as recommended by the wider group (not included in (1) above).
Criteria for additional membership
- Expert - an expert co-opted at the recommendation of the wider group
- Interested - a clinician with interest (not nominated by professional group/body)
- Guest - invited to inform discussion/present.
Table 1: Membership organisations
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Nominated member organisations |
Other representative organisations |
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Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Royal Australasian College of Physicians New Zealand Paediatric Society New Zealand Nurses Organisation Chief Medical Officers Group Royal Australasian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Royal College Pathologists Australasia NZ The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists |
Anaesthesiology Practice Nursing RMOs NGO |
Table 2: National Information Clinical Leadership Group members, organisations and area of expertise
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Organisation |
Member |
Region |
Criteria |
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Stella Ward,Executive Director,Allied Health, Canterbury DHB & West Coast DHB |
Canterbury & West Coast |
Recommended |
|
|
Anaesthesiology |
Professor Alan Merry, Head of the Department Anaesthesiology at the University of Auckland |
Auckland |
Recommended |
|
Dr Peter Freeman, FACEM, Director of Emergency Medicine, Capital & Coast DHB |
Wellington |
Nominated |
|
|
Dr Andrew Munro, FACEM, Nelson Marlborough DHB |
Nelson Marlborough |
Nominated |
|
|
Chief Medical Officers Group |
CHAIR - Associate Professor Peter Gow, Counties Manukau DHB, |
Manukau |
Nominated |
|
Elizabeth Plant, Chief Pharmacist, Taranaki DHB |
Taranaki |
Recommended |
|
|
Vicky Noble, Director of Nursing, Primary Healthcare and Integrated Care, Capital & Coast DHB, College of Nurses (Aotearoa) |
Wellington |
Nominated |
|
|
Denise Watene, Registered Nurse, Northland DHB |
Northland |
Nominated |
|
|
Dr Nick Baker, PSNZ, Community Paediatrician, Nelson Marlborough DHB |
Nelson Marlborough |
Nominated |
|
|
Non Government Organisations (NGO) |
Dr Christine Roke, National Medical Director Family Planning, |
National |
Recommended |
|
|
Ros Rowarth, Chair of the General Practice Nursing Alliance, |
Rotorua |
Recommended |
|
Jocelyn Peach, Director of Nursing and Midwifery, Waitemata DHB |
Auckland |
Nominated |
|
|
RMOs |
Dr Ajay Sud, House Officer, Capital & Coast DHB |
Wellington |
Recommended |
|
Dr Craig Hamilton, House Officer, Capital & Coast DHB |
Wellington |
Recommended |
|
|
Dr David Jones, Clinical leader respiratory & medical IT advisor, CCDHB, |
Manukau |
Nominated |
|
|
Mr Allan Panting, Executive Director - Surgical Affairs RACS NZ, Nelson Marlborough DHB |
Nelson Marlborough |
Nominated |
|
|
Dr Rosie Edwards, Clinical Leader Adult Mental Health, Capital and Coast DHB |
Wellington |
Nominated |
|
|
Royal College Pathologists Australasia NZ
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Dr Richard Steele, Immunology & Pathology, Capital & Coast DHB |
Wellington |
Nominated |
|
Norma Campbell, Senior Midwifery Advisor |
|
Nominated |
|
Dr Harley Aish, FRNZCGP |
Auckland |
Nominated |
|
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Dr Kim Bannister, FRNZCGP |
Auckland |
Nominated |
|
|
Dr Tim Gardner, FRNZGP |
Twizel |
Nominated |
|
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Dr Ros Gellatly, FRNZCGP |
Blenheim |
Nominated |
|
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Dr Penny Henley, FRNZCGP |
Taradale |
Nominated |
|
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Dr Sandra Hicks, FRNZCGP |
Christchurch |
Nominated |
|
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Dr Inga Hunter FRNZCGP |
Palmerston North |
Nominated |
|
|
Dr Bev Nicolls, GP, Nelson |
Nelson |
Recommended |
|
|
Dr Martin Wilson, GP, FRNZCGP, Clinical Leader Pegasus Medical Group & Sexual Health Physician Canterbury DHB |
Canterbury |
Recommended |
|
|
DEPUTY CHAIR Dr Jim Vause, FRNZGP |
Blenheim |
Nominated |
|
|
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists |
Dr Richard Feltham, Radiologist, Taranaki DHB |
Taranaki |
Nominated |
|
Royal New Zealand Plunket Society |
Brenda Hynes, Manager Information Development |
Wellington |
Interested |
|
DHBs |
|
|
|
|
Dr Di Davis, GP Liaison (GPL) |
Northland |
Guest |
|
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Dr Jim Kriechbaum, GPL |
Auckland |
Interested |
|
|
Aaron Jackson, Senior Quality Improvement Manager - Medication Safety, |
Manukau |
Interested |
|
|
Janet Gibson, Information Manager |
Manukau |
Expert |
|
|
Canterbury |
Dr David Kerr, GP, Canterbury Intiative Member |
Canterbury |
Interested |
|
Southern |
Dr Andrew Bowers, Specialist Physician in Acute Internal Medicine & Clinical Leader of IT |
Southern |
Interested |
|
Pharmacy |
Graeme Blanchard |
Wellington |
Interested |
