Membership

The National Information Clinical Leadership Group (NICLG) has nominated and recommended members. Professional groups nominated members, and where the group had gaps, people were recommended to fill them.

Rheumatologist at Counties Manukau Dr Peter Gow chairs the NICLG. Peter is supported by an executive of five other members.

The main point of contact is Judy Eves. Get in touch with her by email at judy.eves@health.govt.nz

Criteria for core membership

  1. Nominated – representative of an established professional organisation.
  2. Recommended – Representative of a specialty field or clinical area which is recommended by the group.

Criteria for additional membership

  1. Expert – an expert who has been personally recommended by the group.
  2. Interested – someone in the health sector who has an interest in working with the NICLG.
  3. Guest – someone who has been invited to lead a discussion or presentation.

Executive members

Group or area Name and role Region Member type
Chief Medical Officers Group Associate Professor Peter Gow, Chair Counties Manukau Nominated
Canterbury Dr David Kerr, GP, Canterbury Initiative member Waitaha Canterbury Recommended
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Dr Inga Hunter, FRNZCGP MidCentral Nominated
College of Midwives Norma Campbell, Senior Midwifery Advisor Waitaha Canterbury Nominated
Allied Health Stella Ward, Executive Director, Allied Health Te Waipounamu Recommended
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Dr Martin Wilson, GP, Clinical Leader Pegasus Medical Group Waitaha Canterbury Recommended

Non-executive members

Group or area Name and role Region Member type
Southern Dr Andrew Bowers, Specialist Physician in Acute Internal Medicine & Clinical Leader of IT Southern Interested
Emergency medicine Dr Andrew Munro, FACEM Nelson Marlborough Nominated
GP Dr Bev Nicolls, GP Nelson Marlborough Recommended
Non-Governmental Organisation Dr Christine Roke, National Medical Director, Family Planning Te Toka Tumai Auckland Recommended
Northland Dr Di Davis, GP Liaison  Te Tai Tokerau Recommended
Consumer representative Stephanie Fetcher MidCentral Recommended
Counties Manukau Janet Gibson, Information Manager Counties Manukau Expert
Dunedin Shaun Costello, Radiation Oncologist, Clinical Director Medicine and Emergency Service, Clinical Director Southern Cancer Network Southern Nominated
Hawke's Bay Nicholas Jones, FNZCPHM, Public Health Physician Population Health, Medical Officer of Health Te Matau a Māui Hawke's Bay Nominated
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Dr Ros Gellatly, FRNZCGP  Nelson Marlborough Nominated
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Dr Sandra Hicks, FRNZCGP Waitaha Canterbury Nominated
Palmerston North Richard Lander MidCentral Nominated
Auckland Scott Orman Te Toka Tumai Auckland Nominated
Counties Manukau Stuart Barnard Counties Manukau Nominated
Auckland Martin Orr Waitematā Nominated
Wellington Peter Hicks Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley Recommended
Pharmacy Guild Linda Caddick Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley Guest
Pharmacy Graham Blanchard, Chairman of the Greater Wellington Pharmacy Group Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley Nominated
Nurse Executive Sheree East Waitaha Canterbury Nominated