Health Minister, Simeon Brown, has today announced a series of appointments and reappointments to four health regulatory authorities.
At the Midwifery Council, Melanie Tarrant has been reappointed, with Suzanne MacIntosh and Laura López joining as new members.
The Nursing Council of New Zealand will see Iosefa Paituli Tiata reappointed, alongside the appointment of Professor Sharon Brownie (pictured), Dr Frances Hughes, Anthony Hill, and Tony Ward.
The New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologists Board will include the reappointment of Peter Dooley, together with new members Dr Andrea Doubleday and Nic Ross.
The Medical Sciences Council of New Zealand will include reappointments for Brett Besley, Ruth Beeston and Dr Nicola Swain, with Marike Rossouw, Grandy Li, and Dr David Cumin appointed as new members.
“All of these councils and boards play a vital role in protecting the health and safety of New Zealanders by ensuring practitioners are fit and competent to practice, and I thank each of the appointees for their commitment to patients,” Mr Brown says.
All terms of office will commence on 29 September.
