Appendix 2 - Witnesses who appeared before the Committee at public hearings

Appendix 2 - Witnesses who appeared before the Committee at public hearings

Friday, 22 June 2007
Parliament House, Canberra

Committee Members in attendance

Senator Gary Humphries (Chair)
Senator Claire Moore (Deputy Chair)
Senator Judith Adams
Senator Lyn Allison
Senator Sue Boyce
Senator Carol Brown
Senator the Hon Kay Patterson
Senator Ruth Webber

Witnesses

National Rural Health Alliance
Mr Gordon Gregory, Executive Director

Rural Doctors Association of Australia
Mr Steve Sant, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Susan Stratigos, Policy Adviser

Australian General Practice Network
Mr Steven Morris, Senior Policy Officer

Kidney Health Australia
Ms Janine Bevan, National Manager, Health Programs, Government and Consumer Relations
Mr Wayne Stuart
Mrs Claudia Stuart

Palliative Care Australia
Ms Fiona Couchman, National Policy Officer
Ms Camilla Rowland, National Program Manager

Australian Nursing Federation
Ms Fiona Armstrong, Federal Professional Officer

ACT Government
Miss Megan Cahill, Executive Director, Government Relations and Planning, ACT Health
Ms Jacinta George, Senior Manager, Health Services Planning Unit, ACT Health
 
Department of Health and Ageing
Mr Richard Eccles, First Assistant Secretary, Primary and Ambulatory Care Division
Ms Sharon Appleyard, Assistant Secretary, Rural Health Branch
Professor David Currow, Chief Executive Officer – Cancer Australia

 

Thursday, 5 July 2007
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Alice Springs

Committee Members in attendance

Senator Gary Humphries (Chair)
Senator Claire Moore (Deputy Chair)
Senator Judith Adams
Senator Sue Boyce

Witnesses

Bosom Buddies NT
Mrs Liz Locke, President
Miss Joy White, Deputy President
Mrs Leslie Reilly, Secretary

Central Australian Division of Primary Health Care
Mrs Gonam Pillay, Team Leader, Mental Health Project Office

Northern Territory Divisions Network
Dr Jim Thurley, Medical Adviser

Australian Medical Association
Dr Peter Beaumont

Ngaanyatjarra Health Service
Miss Michelle Doyle, Patient Liaison Coordinator

Northern Territory Government
Mr Peter Campos, Assistant Secretary, Acute Care
Dr Lucy Firth, Director, Systems Performance, Acute Care

Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance of the Northern Terriotry (AMSANT)
Mr Simon Stafford, Senior Primary Health Care, Corporate Support Officer

Katherine West Health Board
Mr Sean Heffernan, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Joseph Cox
Ms Roslyn Frith, Board Member
Mr David Lines , Assistant Community Health Manager
Mr Jack Little, Honorary Board Member

Urapuntja Health Service
Mr Robin Blackburn, Chief Executive Officer

Nganampa Health Council
Mr David Busuttil, Corporate Services Manager
Ms Eileen Moseley, Hospital Liaison Officer

Board of Ampilatwatja Health Centre Aboriginal Corporation
Mr Paul Quinlivan, Administrator

 

Friday, 6 July 2007
St James Court Conference Centre, Melbourne

Committee Members in attendance

Senator Gary Humphries (Chair)
Senator Claire Moore (Deputy Chair)
Senator Judith Adams
Senator Lyn Allison
Senator Sue Boyce
Senator Carol Brown
Senator the Hon Kay Patterson
Senator Ruth Webber

Witnesses

GlaxoSmithKline
Mr Alex Gosman, Director, Government and Corporate Affairs
Ms Sarah Stuckey, Policy Manager
Dr Gerard Cudmore, Associate Medical Director

National Aged Care Alliance
Mr Ian Yates
Dr Peter Ford

Ms Monica Lawrence (via teleconference)

Cancer Council Australia
Professor Ian Olver, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Kate Thompson, Senior Social Worker

Breast Cancer Network Australia
Ms TerrI Smith, National Policy and Advocacy Manager
Dr Wei Leng Kwok, Senior Policy Officer

Royal Women's Hospital
Ms Marg Darcy, Program Manager
Ms Anne Marsh, Manager, Family Accommodation Services

Mallee Division of General Practice
Mrs Michelle Withers, Program Services Officer

Western District Health Service
Ms Rebecca Morton, Coordinator - South West Community Transport Program

Ronald McDonald House
Ms Diana Dagg, National House Development Manager, Charities
Ms Jennifer North, Executive Officer, Monash
Mrs Adrienne Pearson, General Manager, Westmead
Ms Nikki Boyd, House Manager, Parkville House

Australian Rural and Remote Workforce Agencies Group (ARHEN)
Dr Kim Webber, Chief Executive Officer

Council of Social Services NSW (via teleconference)
Dr Dinesh Wadiwel, Senior Policy Officer

Ms Eileen Pica (via teleconference)
Ms Liz Scott, Committee Member, Health Consumers Voice, Northern Territory

 

Friday, 13 July 2007
Commonwealth Offices, Perth

Committee Members in attendance

Senator Gary Humphries (Chair)
Senator Claire Moore (Deputy Chair)
Senator Judith Adams
Senator Helen Polley
Senator Ruth Webber

Witnesses

Western Australian Government
Ms Christine O'Farrell, Chief Executive Officer, WA Country Health Service
Mr Ken Mills, Acting Area Director Corporate and Finance
Ms Sue Eslick, Manager Health Strategies

Cancer Voices WA
Mr Clive Deverall, Chair

Cancer Council WA
Ms Belinda Bailey, Director Cancer Services

Health Consumers' Council WA
Ms Michele Kosky, Executive Director
Mr Brian Charlie, Aboriginal Programme Coordinator

Carers WA
Ms Noreen Fynn, Chief Executive Officer

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Ms Annie Collet, Welfare Officer
Ms Jan Hillenbrand, Welfare Officer

Princess Margaret Hospital
Ms Jennifer Mace, Acting Head of Social Work Department
Ms Sharon Patterson, Senior Welfare Assistant

Shire of Ashburton
Mr Keith Pearson, Chief Executive Officer

Shire of Sandstone (via teleconference)
Mr William Atkinson, Chief Executive Officer

CA Thompson Cocos and Christmas Islands (via teleconference)
Ms Charlene Thompson, Social Worker
Mrs Ali Norzaini

Kimberley Aboriginal Health Planning Forum (via teleconference)
Dr Carmel Nelson, Medical Director

Kidney Health Australia (Accommodation Project Presentation)
Ms Julie Edmonds, WA Area Manager

 

Monday, 23 July 2007
Grand Chancellor Hotel, Launceston

Committee Members in attendance

Senator Gary Humphries (Chair)
Senator Claire Moore (Deputy Chair)
Senator Judith Adams
Senator Sue Boyce
Senator Carol Brown
Senator the Hon Kay Patterson
Senator Helen Polley

Witnesses

Tasmanian Government
Mr John Smith, Director, Resources and Systems Performance, Acute Health Services
Mr Tony Sansom, Manager, Planning and Performance Review, Acute Care Strategies and Reform Unit, Acute Health Services
Ms Peggy Tsang, Project Officer, Planning and Performance Review, Acute Care Strategies and Reform Unit, Acute Health Services
Mr Peter Renshaw, Director of Clinical Services, Launceston General Hospital

Campbell Town Health and Community Services Board
Mrs Margaret Crisp
Mrs Anna Lovitt, Board Member (Staff Representative)

King Island Multi-Purpose Centre Advisory Committee (via teleconference)
Mr David Brewster, Chairman
Mr Andrew Wardlaw, General Manager

Kidney Health Australia's Tasmanian Consumer Participation Committee
Ms Sarah Challenor, Member
Mrs Susanne Henry, Member
Mrs Carolyn Mackintosh, Health Services Manager
Mr William Radford, Member
Ms Pamela Walker, Member
Mrs Myra Wightman, Member

Australian Medical Association Tasmania
Dr Donald Rose, Branch Councillor

Country Women's Association
Mrs Ailsa Bond, Former National President

Beaconsfield District Health Service Community Advisory Board
Mr Michael Perkins, Chairman

Monday, 6 August 2007
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Brisbane

Committee Members in attendance

Senator Gary Humphries (Chair)
Senator Claire Moore (Deputy Chair)
Senator Judith Adams
Senator Sue Boyce
Senator the Hon Kay Patterson

Witnesses

Southern Queensland Rural Division of General Practice
Dr Eduard Roos, Board Member

International Program of Psycho-Social Health Research (IPP – SHR)
Dr Pam McGrath, NHMRC Senior Research Fellow

Frontier Services
Ms Marina Izatt, Regional Manager

Mater Health Services
Ms Jeniffer Petty, Senior Social Worker

Leukaemia Foundation of Australia
Ms Anne Williamson, General Manager
Ms Sandy McKeirnan, Support Services Manager
Mr Ron Bolton-Wood, Manager - Patient Accommodation
Ms Barbara Hartigan, Director – Patient Support Services

Breast Cancer Association of Queensland
Mr Roger Traves SC, Chairman
Mrs Sandy Cassidy, Vice Chairman
Mrs Tracey Plumridge, Secretary

Queensland Rural Women's Network Inc (via teleconference)
Ms Moya Sandow, State Treasurer and Health Working Party Member

Australian Rural Nurses and Midwives
Professor Desley Hegney, Member, Committee of Management
Ms Betty Moore (via teleconference)

Aspley Lions Club
Reverend Michael Veary, President
Dr John Gough
Mr Henk Horchner, Project Coordinator and Facilitator

 

INSPECTIONS AND PRIVATE BRIEFING

Wednesday, 4 July 2007

The Committee visited the following:

The Central Australian Aboriginal Congress – held informal discussions with Ms Maxine Chaseling Branch Manager and Mr Matthew Strangeways.

The Alice Springs Base Hospital – held informal discussions with Ms Vicki Taylor, General Manager, Dr Meredith Arcus, Director of Clinical and Medical Services, Mr Chris Burrows and Mr Leon Spurling.

Western Desert Dialysis Unit – held informal discussions with Ms Sarah Brown about the operation of the unit.
The Committee held a private briefing with Ms Sabina Knight, Senior Lecturer, Nursing and Remote Health Practice, to discuss issues relating to patient assisted travel and access to medical facilities by people living in remote areas.

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