NEHTA appoints new Chair
NEHTA has appointed Uschi Schreiber, Director-General of Queensland Health, as Chair of the NEHTA Board of Directors.Dr Ian Reinecke, NEHTA CEO, said Ms Schreiber appointment was decided at the recent meeting of the Board and is effective immediately.
“We are delighted with the Board's decision to appoint Uschi Schreiber as the new NEHTA Chair. Uschi brings a wealth of experience in implementing public sector reform and representing the interests of health reform in Australia. I look forward to working with her and the Board of Directors to achieve our goals over the next few years."
As Director-General of Queensland Health, Ms Schreiber is responsible for the corporate and strategic direction of the department. She also leads a large scale reform process focusing on quality and safety, service improvement and significant culture change.
Ms Schreiber has been a director of NEHTA since October 2005. As Chair, she succeeds outgoing Secretary of the Victorian Department of Human Services, Patricia Faulkner.
In her role as Secretary of the Victorian Department of Human Services, Ms Faulkner was instrumental in establishing NEHTA and was the first Chair of the NEHTA Board.
“Patricia has made a significant and valuable contribution to NEHTA during her tenure as Chair and has had a major influence on the advancement of the NEHTA work program so far," said Dr Reinecke. “On behalf of NEHTA I wish Patricia well with her new endeavours in the private sector."
NEHTA also welcomes two new Board members; Ms Fran Thorn, newly appointed Secretary of the Department of Human Services, Victoria and Dr David Ashbridge, recently appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Health and Community Services, Northern Territory.