National Lead Clinicians Group Established
Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon has announced the Chair and members of the National Lead Clinicians Group.
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29 September 2011
Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon today announced the Chair and members of the National Lead Clinicians Group.
Dr Russell Stitz AM RFD, a surgeon practising at the Wesley Hospital, Brisbane, will chair the Group which will provide advice to the Minister for Health and Ageing on priorities and strategies to improve patient care, promote evidence based clinical practices and assist with the prioritization and implementation of clinical standards.
“Strong clinical leadership and engagement is fundamental to the Gillard Government’s Health Reform and the National Lead Clinicians will ensure that we have senior clinical input from across the health sector into its implementation,” said Ms Roxon.
“All of the members of the National Lead Clinicians Group bring a wealth of experience and expertise to their important role and patients will benefit from the outcome of their work.
“The Government is also working with states and territories to establish Local Lead Clinicians Groups across the country to strengthen the involvement of clinicians at the local level.
“Local lead clinician groups will work closely with Local Hospital Networks, Medicare Locals and existing state and territory clinical advisory structures.
“Following consultation with stakeholders the policy position on Lead Clinician Groups has today been released,” said Ms Roxon.
Dr Stitz is a senior surgeon at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and has been Professor of Clinical Surgery and Head of the Discipline of Surgery for the University of Queensland. He is past President of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and past Chairman of the Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges. He is also a Director of the Australian Medical Council.
The other members of the National Lead Clinicians Group are:
Mr Tim Benson – an experienced senior health consumer representative and a member of both the national and state peak consumer health bodies, as well as the North Metropolitan Area Health Service Governing Council in WA
Dr Mark Bowman -a practising dentist in Victoria, federal and state councillor of the Australian Dental Association and President of the Australian Society of Periodontology.
Professor David Clarke - Clinical Director of Community, Access and Partnerships, Mental Health Program at Southern Health in Victoria, and Head of Psychiatry within the School of Psychology and Psychiatry at Monash University.
Professor Nicholas Glasgow - a practising palliative medicine specialist and General Practitioner in the ACT, and Dean of the Australian National University Medical School.
Ms Helen Gosby - a nurse practitioner in the emergency department at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, NSW, and President of the Australian College of Nurse Practitioners.
Ms Melissa Locke – a practising specialist paediatric physiotherapist (Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists), sessional lecturer at Griffith University and National President of the Australian Physiotherapy Association.
Dr Alasdair MacDonald - Director of Medicine, Clinical Integration, Reform and Stroke Care within the Tasmanian Northern Area Health Service and active in Education and Policy within the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
Professor Tracey McDonald - an aged care research professor who holds the RSL LifeCare Clinical Research Chair of Ageing at the Australian Catholic University.
Dr Jennifer May - a practising general practitioner in rural NSW, GP Academic at the University of Newcastle Rural Clinical School, Chair of the National Rural Health Alliance and the Rural Doctors Association Female Doctor’s Group.
Dr Ameeta Patel - a practising rural general practitioner and clinical educator in the Northern Territory.
Dr Andrew Pesce - a practising obstetrician and gynaecologist, currently appointed as Clinical Director in Women’s Health in Western Sydney Local Health District and a member of the Local Health District Board, as well as the immediate past President of the Australian Medical Association
Ms Toni Riley - a practising pharmacist in a regional Victorian pharmacy providing opiate replacement, primary care services and services to residential care facilities.
Dr Mark Wenitong - a founder and past President of the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association, and the senior medical officer for Apunipima Cape York Health Council, an Aboriginal community-controlled health service delivering primary care to remote Cape York communities.
Associate Professor Craig Whitehead - a practising geriatrician at Repatriation General Hospital and the Regional Clinical Director for Rehabilitation and Aged Care.
For further information contact the Minister's Office on 02 6277 7220.
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