House of Representatives Committees

Appendix C– List of Public Hearings and Site Inspections

 

Public Hearings

 

Monday, 30 May 2005, Canberra, ACT

Australian Divisions of General Practice Ltd

Ms Kate Carnell, Chief Executive Officer

Ms Leanne Wells, Manager, Policy and Development

Ms Liesel Wett, Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Department of Health and Ageing

Ms Linda Addison, Assistant Secretary, Private Health Insurance Branch

Ms Rachel Balmanno, Assistant Secretary (Acting), Strategic Planning Branch

Mr Philip Davies, Deputy Secretary

Ms Rosemary Huxtable, First Assistant Secretary (Acting), Acute Care Division

Mr Charles Maskell-Knight, Adviser, Medical Indemnity Branch

Mr Nick Mersiades, First Assistant Secretary, Ageing and Aged Care Division

Ms Samantha Robertson, Assistant Secretary (Acting), Medicare Benefits Branch

Tuesday, 28 June 2005, Melbourne, VIC

AustralasianCollege for Emergency Medicine

Dr Andrew Singer, President

Knox City Council

Mr Gerard Jose, Director, Community Services

Municipal Association of Victoria

Ms Clare Hargreaves, Senior Advisor, Social Policy

Mr Gerard Jose, Community Services, Knox City Council

Orphan Australia Pty Ltd

Mr Alastair Young, Managing Director

Rural Doctors Association of Australia

Dr Ken Mackey, Immediate Past President

Ms Susan Stratigos, Policy Adviser

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth)

Prof Alan Moodie, Chief Executive Officer

Ms Caroline Sheehan, Acting Director, Health Promotion Innovation

Tuesday, 5 July 2005, Sydney , NSW

Australian Council on Healthcare Standards

Ms Heather McDonald, Executive Manager Customer Services

Ms Maureen Robinson, Executive Manager Development

Australian Dental Association Inc.

Dr William O'Reilly, President

Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Association of NSW Inc

Mr Robert Jay, State Secretary

Mr Mario Mifsud, State President

Mr David Skidmore, Policy and Information Officer

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Prof Michael Kidd, President

Dr Vasantha Preetham, Vice President, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Western Australia

Mr Ian Watts, National Manager, General Practitioner Advocacy and Support

Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia

Dr Debra Graves, Chief Executive Officer

University of Sydney

Prof Stephen Leeder, Director Australian Health Policy Institute

Tuesday, 23 August 2005, Sydney, NSW

Roundtable

Mr Michael Roff, Australian Private Hospitals Association

Mr Ian Burningham, MBF Australia Limited

Mr Angus Norris, MBF Australia Limited

Mr Bruce Harrison, Australian Health Service Alliance

Mr Russell Schneider, Australian Health Insurance Association

Dr Andrew Mulcahy, Australian Society of Anaesthetists

Mr John O’Dea, Australian Society of Anaesthetists

Mr Bruce Levy, Medibank Private Limited

Mr Francis Sullivan, Catholic Health Australia

Mr Patrick Tobin, Catholic Health Australia

Dr Dana Wainwright, Australian Medical Association

Wednesday, 24 August 2005, Sydney, NSW

Roundtable

Mr Greg Brown, North Shore Private Hospital

Mr Michael Roff, Australian Private Hospitals Association

Mr George Toemoe, St Luke ’s Hospital Complex

Dr Leaon Clark, Australian Private Hospitals Association

Dr Michael Coglin, Australian Private Hospitals Association

Mr Lewis Saliba, Cabrini Health

Mr Roger Greenman, Cabrini Health

Ms Mary Foley, St Vincents and Mater Health

Mr Patrick Tobin, Catholic Health Australia

Wednesday, 21 September 2005, Canberra , ACT

Australian Council of Social Service

A/ Prof Donald Harvey, Health Policy Advisor

Mr Gregor Macfie, Policy Officer

Australian Government - Private Health Insurance Administration Council

Ms Gayle Ginnane, Chief Executive Officer

Australian Health Insurance Association Ltd

Mr Russell Schneider, Chief Executive Officer

Consumers' Health Forum of Australia

Ms Helen Hopkins, Executive Director

Private Health Insurance Ombudsman

Mr John Powlay

Strategic Planning Group for Private Psychiatric Services (SPGPPS) and National Network of Private Psychiatric Sector Consumers and their Carers

Dr Bill Pring, Chair, SPGPPS Information Strategy Working Group

Ms Christine Gee, Chair, Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) Psychiatric Committee

Mr Paul Mackey, Director, Policy and Research, APHA

Mr Brian Osborne, Chair, Australian Health Insurance Association (AHIA) Mental Health Committee

Ms Janne McMahon, Chair, National Network of Private Psychiatric Sector Consumers and their Carers

Mr Phillip Taylor, Executive Officer, SPGPPS

Monday, 28 November 2005, Canberra, ACT

Australian Medical Association

Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, President

Ms Julia Nesbitt, Director, General Practice and E-Health

Dr Choong-Siew Yong, Vice-President

Department of Health and Ageing

Ms Linda Addison, Assistant Secretary, Private Health Insurance Branch

Ms Judith Blazow, Medical and Pharmaceutical Services Division

Ms Yvette Costmeyer, Acting Assistant Director, Policy Analysis Section, Policy and International Branch

Ms Judith Daniel, Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Programs Branch

Mr Philip Davies, Deputy Secretary

Mr Charles Maskell-Knight, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Acute Care Division

Ms Samantha Robinson, Assistant Secretary (Acting), Medicare Benefits Branch

Mr Rodney Schreiber, Director, Policy Analysis Section, Policy and International Branch

Mr Nathan Smyth, Assistant Secretary, Health Priorities and Suicide Prevention Branch

Ms Gail Yapp, Assistant Secretary, Acute Care Strategies Branch, Acute Care Division

Thursday, 16 March 2006, Brisbane, QLD

Individuals

Mr Anthony Morris QC, former Commissioner of Inquiry into Bundaberg Hospital

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

A/Prof Bruce Chater, Immediate Past President

Ms Marita Cowie, CEO and Company Secretary

Australian Medical Association of Queensland

Dr Zelle Hodge, President Elect

Ms Colleen Smyth, Senior Policy Officer

James Cook University, The Townsville Hospital & The Mater

Prof Ian Wronski, Pro-Vice Chancellor; Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences

Mount Olivet Hospital

Mr Philip Sheedy, General Manager

Redcliffe-Bribie-Caboolture Division of General Practice

Dr Ralph Smallhorn, President and Medical Director

Mr John Stafford, Project Officer

Visiting Medical Officers of AMA Queensland

Dr Ross Cartmill, President

Whistleblowers Australia

Mr Kevin Lindeberg

Dr Brian Senewiratne, Member

Friday, 17 March 2006, Caboolture, QLD

Aspen Medical Pty Ltd

Mr Glenn Keys, Managing Director

Caboolture Shire Council

Cr Joy Leishman, Mayor

Ms Julie Bruynius, Manager, Community Development Unit

Cr Lynette Devereaux, Councillor

Ms Jane Frawley, Community Planning Coordinator

Ms Virginia Day, Centacare Bribie Community Options

Mrs Christine Minetti, Special Projects, Bribie Community

Family Care Medical Services

Mr Stuart Tait, Executive Chairman

Pine Rivers Shire Council

Mrs Pamela Jenkins, Director, Lifestyle and Environment

Friday, 7 April 2006, Canberra, ACT

Australian Association of Pathology Practices Inc

Dr Michael Guerin, President

Mr David Kindon, Chief Executive Officer

Australian Nursing Federation

Ms Victoria Gilmore, Federal Liaison Officer

Ms Jill Iliffe, Federal Secretary

Australian Private Hospitals Association

Ms Lucy Fisher, Executive Director, Queensland Branch

Mr Paul Mackey, Director of Policy and Research

Mr Michael Roff, Executive Director

Medical Industry Association of Australia

Mr David Ross, Director, Healthcare Access

Mr Brian Vale, Chief Executive Officer

Pharmacy Guild of Australia

Mr John Dowling, President, Tasmanian branch of the Pharmacy Guild

Dr Michael Tatchell, Director, Health Economics

Tuesday, 2 May 2006, Adelaide , SA

City of West Torrens

Mr Declan Moore, Group Manager, City Services

Hon John Trainer, Mayor

Flinders Medical Centre and University of Adelaide - Clinicians (various)

Dr Nicola Dean, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre

Mr Philip Griffin, Head of Unit, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre

Government of South Australia, Department of Health

Ms Heather Parkes, Acting Director, Office of Health Reform

Dr Richenda Webb, Director, Clinical Systems, Public Health and Clinical Coordination

Kidney Health Australia

Dr Timothy Matthew, Medical Director

Ms Anne Wilson, Chief Executive Officer

Friday, 26 May 2006 , Sydney , NSW

Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association

Mr Gary Barnier, Executive Member

Dr Ronald Meikle, President

Mr Edward ( Jim) Pryce, Treasurer

Dr Ronald Shnier, Vice-President

Australian Healthcare Association

Prof John Deeble, Health Economist Consultant

A/Prof Deborah Green, Immediate Past President

Mr Daniel O'Connor, General Manager

Ms Prue Power, Executive Director and Company Secretary

Health Group Strategies Pty Limited

Mr Paul Gross, Director

Hospital Reform Group

Professor Kerry Goulston

Dr Darryl Mackender , Senior Staff Specialist Gastroenterologist, Gosford Hospital

Professor Malcolm Fisher , Intensive Care Specialist, NSW Health

Ms Kerry Stevenson , Allied Health Professional

Mrs Kate Needham , Intensive Care Nurse

Dr Clare Skinner , Emergency Physician Trainee, Royal North Shore Hospital

Mrs Deborah Latta , Health Care Manager

Wednesday, 31 May 2006, Canberra , ACT

Individuals

Mr Andrew Podger, Private Capacity

Thursday, 20 July 2006, Newcastle, NSW

Individuals

Mr Duncan Brown, Private Capacity

Australian Psychological Society, Newcastle Branch

Mr Cecil Russell, Member of Branch Committee

HunterNew England Area Health Service

Mr Terry Clout, Chief Executive

A/ Prof David Crompton, Area Director, Mental Health Service

Ms Carolyn Hastie, Midwifery Manager, Belmont Birthing Service

Ms Judith Kennedy, Deputy Director, Mental Health Service

Hunter Urban Division of General Practice

Dr Arn Sprogis, Chief Executive Officer

NIB Health Funds Limited

Mr Mark Fitzgibbon, Chief Executive Officer

Union of Australian Women

Ms Betty Mawdsley, Secretary, Newcastle Branch

Friday, 21 July 2006, Sydney, NSW

Individuals

Mr John Menadue, Private Capacity

Dr Richard Scotton, Private Capacity

Australian Health Care Reform Alliance

Ms Fiona Armstrong, Executive member

Dr Michael Kidd, Executive member

Ms Viola Korczak, Executive member

Local Government Association of NSW and Shires Association of NSW

Mr Noel Baum, Strategy Manager - Community Team, Policy and Research

Cr Bruce Miller, Vice President, Shires Association of NSW Executive Council

Ms Vanessa Whittington, Public Health Policy Officer

The Australian Lung Foundation

Mr Bryan Clift, Consumer Consultant

Dr William Darbishire, Chief Executive Officer

Prof Peter Frith, Chair, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease National Program Committee

Prof Christine Jenkins, Member, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Coordinating Committee

Dr Rima Staugas, President, Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand

Wednesday, 23 August 2006, Darwin , NT

Aboriginal Medical Services AllianceNorthern Territory

Mr Robert Curry, Program Manager and Physiotherapist

Mr John Paterson, Executive Officer

Charles Darwin University, NT

Prof Lesley Barclay, Graduate School for Health Practice, Institute of Advanced Studies

Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services

Dr Rosy Warden, Director, Strategic Health Policy

Dr Tarun Weeramanthri, Assistant Secretary, Quality and Strategy

RWM Consultancy

Mr Rollo Manning, Principal

Thursday, 24 August 2006, Perth, WA

Government of Western Australia, Department of Health

Mr Kim Darby, Director, Business Enhancement, WA Country Health Service

Mr Peter King, Acting Chief Financial Officer

Mr Mark Miller, Manager, Federal Affairs Branch

Dr Peter Wynn Owen, Executive Director, Mental Health

Mr Michael Pervan, Director

Dr Simon Towler, Executive Director, Health Policy and Clinical Reform

Mr Colin Xanthis, Acting Executive Director, Health System Support

Doctors Reform Society of Western Australia

Dr Scott Douglas, Treasurer

Dr Jane Ralls, President

Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA)

Mrs Jennifer Bow, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Bruce Rock

Mr Jed Handmer, Policy Officer, WALGA

Ms Michelle Mackenzie, Community Policy Manager, WALGA

Mr Stephen Strange, Shire President, Shire of Bruce Rock

Mr Barrye Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Laverton, Western Australia

Monday, 4 September 2006, Canberra , ACT

Australian Health Insurance Association

Hon Michael Armitage, Chief Executive Officer

Australian Physiotherapy Association

Ms Kerren Clark, Manager, Policy and External Relations

Ms Catherine Nall, National President

Department of Veterans' Affairs

Mr Richard Bartlett, National Manager, Primary Care Policy Group

Ms Roslyn Beard, Project Officer, Medical and Allied Health Policy Section, Primary Care Policy Group

Site Inspections

Thursday 29 June 2005, Ballarat, VIC

Ballarat IVF Clinic, Wendouree

Dr Russell Dalton , Clinical Director, Ballarat IVF

Ballarat Day Procedure Centre and IVF laboratory, Wendouree

Dr Mark Yates, Clinical Director, Subacute Medicine, Ballarat Health Services

Board members of Ballarat Health Services

Wednesday 6 July 2005, Sydney, NSW

St George Private Hospital, Kogarah

Prof Michael Chapman, Chairman, IVF Directors Group

Ms Susan Channon, Chief Executive Officer, IVF Australia

Dr Richard Porter, Director (Clinical), IVF Australia

Dr Adrianne Pope, President, Fertility Society of Australia

Wednesday 24 August 2005, Sydney, NSW

North Shore Private Hospital, St Leonards

Mr Greg Brown , Chief Executive Officer  

Monday 20 February 2006, Latrobe, TAS

Glaxosmithkline Factory, via Latrobe

Mr Geoff Zippel, Director, Chemicals Division

Mr Mike Doyle, Research & Field Manager

Mr Scott Ryan, Government Affairs Manager

Mr Keith Rice, Chief Executive, Tasmanian Poppy Growers’ Association  

Friday 24 March 2006, Sydney, NSW

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights

Dr Ian Smith, Executive Director

Dr Nabil Morcos, Acting Head of Radiopharmaceutical Research

Mr Ian Turner, General Manager, Australian Radiopharmaceuticals and Industrials

Dr John Bartlett, Acting Head, Institute of Materials and Engineering Science

 

Tuesday 2 May 2006, Adelaide, SA

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Dialysis Facilities, Woodville and Wayville

Campuses, Woodville South

Dr Graeme Russ, Director Nephrology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Dr Tim Mathew, Medical Director, Kidney Health Australia

Ms Dee Parkhurst, Registered Nurse, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Wayville

Wednesday 3 May 2006, Adelaide, SA

Institute of Medical and Veterinary S cience (IMVS) Pathology Laboratories,

Adelaide

Mr Kevin Kelly, Chair, IMVS Council

Prof Brendon Kearney, Director

Mr Mark Cawthorne, Deputy Director

Dr Geoffrey Higgins, Deputy Head, Infectious Diseases Laboratories

Virology

Dr Ivan Bastian, Deputy Head, Infectious Diseases Laboratories Microbiology

Dr Tom Dodd, Head, Anatomical Pathology

Dr Barney Rudzki, Head, Molecular Pathology

Mr John Glasson, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Clinical Pathology

Thursday 20 July 2006, Newcastle, NSW

Belmont Birthing Unit, GP Access After Hours, Belmont Hospital, Belmont

Ms Yvonne Patricks, Service Manager Belmont Hospital

Ms Elise Campbell, Midwife

Ms Lauren Chiplin, Communication officer

Ms Amanda Francis, GP Access After Hours

Wednesday 23 August 2006, Darwin, NT

National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre

Royal Darwin Hospital

Mr Robin Michael, General Manager, Royal Darwin Hospital

Dr Len Notaras, Medical Superintendent, Royal Darwin Hospital

Mr Peter Campos, Assistant Secretary, Acute Care Services, NT Health Department


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