Global reach, local impact

The following information has been taken from Canterbury District Health Board. Sue works with clinical leaders on clinical governance, ensuring Canterbury DHB has good clinical systems and safety culture, and ensuring patients have a voice across the health system. She is also responsible for health emergency planning. Sue trained as a psychiatrist in Canterbury, and has held Clinical Director roles since the early 2000s. She has held several national roles including appointee to the Mental Health Review Tribunal. She is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) and the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA).

My professional objectives are to promote health and wellbeing across the life span for rural and remote communities. Facilitate a seamless health care journey for people in the delivery of services that link primary and acute services in a culturally competent manner. Engage and develop meaningful partnerships with communities to ensure both preventative and clinical services address the economic and social determinants of health. Build improved competency, resilience and collaboration across health management and clinical care teams through effective strategic leadership and change management strategies.

Mark is an energetic and experienced senior health executive, with significant operational and strategic leadership skills. Mark has a proven record of delivering measured and sustainable improvement in a broad range of initiatives and service delivery models.