Health Minister Tony Ryall announced last Friday the chairs and deputy chairs of the 20 district health boards (DHBS).
"14 chairs and 13 deputy chairs are continuing in their roles,” says Mr Ryall.
"To encourage greater regional collaboration in the planning and delivery of health services, there are seven chair and deputy chair cross-appointments.
"For example, there are multiple cross-appointments of chairs and deputies in the four Northern region boards and the three boards in the Greater Wellington region.
"It makes good sense to have some members on neighbouring boards as there are overlaps in care provided to patients. Capital & Coast DHB, for instance, provides nearly 35 per cent of Hutt Valley’s elective surgery.
"Four boards will be chaired by elected members – Hawke’s Bay, Capital & Coast, Nelson Marlborough and South Canterbury DHBs."
The full list of chairs and deputies is:
|
District health board |
Chair |
Deputy Chair |
|
Northland |
Tony Norman |
Sally Macauley |
|
Waitemata |
Dr Lester Levy |
Tony Norman* |
|
Auckland |
Dr Lester Levy |
Dr Lee Mathias |
|
Counties Manukau |
Dr Lee Mathias* |
Wendy Lai* |
|
Waikato |
Bob Simcock* |
Sally Christie |
|
Lakes |
Deryck Shaw |
Lyall Thurston |
|
Bay of Plenty |
Sally Webb |
Ron Scott* |
|
Tairawhiti |
David Scott |
Barbara Clarke |
|
Taranaki |
Pauline Lockett* |
TBA |
|
Hawke’s Bay |
Kevin Atkinson |
Ngahiwi Tomoana |
|
Whanganui |
Dot McKinnon* |
Phil Sunderland |
|
MidCentral |
Phil Sunderland |
Kate Joblin |
|
Hutt Valley |
Dr Virginia Hope |
Wayne Guppy |
|
Capital and Coast |
Dr Virginia Hope |
Dr Derek Milne* |
|
Wairarapa |
Dr Derek Milne* |
Leanne Southey |
|
Nelson Marlborough |
Jenny Black |
Ian MacLennan |
|
West Coast |
Dr Paul McCormack |
Peter Ballantyne |
|
Canterbury |
Murray Cleverley* |
Steve Wakefield* |
|
South Canterbury |
Murray Cleverley |
Ron Luxton |
|
Southern |
Joe Butterfield |
Tim Ward* |
* new to position.
Source: Hon Tony Ryall media release.
