The 20 District Health Boards (DHBs) Workforce Strategy Group

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The Workforce Strategy Group

The Workforce Strategy Group (WSG) was established by the CEO Group of the 20 DHBs to develop the workforce strategic direction and ensure an integrated approach to workforce activity amongst DHBs.

Workforce Vision

The WSG's People Force Vision 2025 articulates a desired future state for a joined up health sector, working effectively with Union and social sector partners.

Membership

The Workforce Strategy Group comprises representatives from the:

20 DHBs, including Chairs, Chief Executives, Clinical Leads, Te Tumu Whakarae (General Managers Maori Health) and General Managers of People and Capability
Ministry of Health, Health Workforce New Zealand and TAS.

Membership Of The Workforce Strategy Group

Name	Position	Organisation
Helen Mason (Chair)	Chief Executive Officer (CEO)	Bay of Plenty DHB
Ailsa Claire	CEO	Auckland DHB
Dale Oliff	CEO	Wairarapa DHB
Nigel Trainor	CEO	South Canterbury DHB
Dot McKinnon	Chair	Whanganui and MidCentral DHBs
Sally Webb	Chair	Bay of Plenty DHB
Hector Matthews	Tumu Whakarae representative Executive Director, Māori & Pacific Health	Canterbury DHB
Lexie O'Shea	Chief Operating Officer (COO)	Nelson Marlborough DHB
Carolyn Gullery	General Manager (GM) Planning and Funding	Canterbury and West Coast DHBs
Hugh Lees	Chief Medical Officer (CMO)	Bay of Plenty DHB
Margaret Dotchin	Chief Nursing Officer Chair of the DoN Group	Auckland DHB
Sue Waters	Chief Health Professions Officer Chair of the DAH Group	Auckland DHB
Michael Frampton	GM People and Capability Chair National GMs HR (Human Resources) Group, Regional Chair Southern	Canterbury and West Coast DHBs
Kate Coley	Executive Director People and Quality Regional GM HR Chair Central	Hawkes Bay DHB
Martin Price	GM HR	Taranaki DHB
Anna Clark	Deputy Director General Health Workforce	Ministry of Health
Hilary Exton	Acting Chief Allied Health Professions Officer	Ministry of Health
Fiona McCarthy	Northern GM HR Representative	Waitemata DHB