Message from the chief executive Adjunct Professor Anthony M. Schembri AM
Dear colleagues, For our district to grow and be able to cater for the health of the future population, we need to look beyond the horizon. This can be especially hard for our senior leaders when we also need to respond to the now - the immediate priorities of delivering patient care. To support our senior clinicians and managers, a leadership forum was held with 90 of our districts leaders to outline the leadership strategic focus. The room was full of energy as the leaders from all disciplines of the organisation shared ideas, gave their personal insights and connected over what makes great leadership. As we know, our hospitals and health systems are faced with an ageing population, and we need to focus on what healthcare will look like in the future. We need to support our next generation of staff, integrate planetary health as value- based care to make our health system sustainable. Equity of access for vulnerable people is a priority for the district, with still many pockets of our community not receiving or accessing the care they need. I came away from the day energised and confident for our organisation’s future in the hands of such a fantastic, experienced group of leaders. Thank you to everyone who came to the NSLHD Leadership Forum and a big shoutout to Brittany Jobson and our People and Culture Executive Director Kerrie-Ann Pryke for organising the day. We have sent a team of clinicians and managers to work alongside our Northern Beaches Hospital colleagues, to plan and prepare for the eventual transition of the hospital to the public system.
The team consists of up to 15 members from patient safety and quality, ICT, clinical operations, people and culture, corporate services and finance. For the next four weeks, the team will spend time in the hospital learning about the clinical processes and systems that are used by Healthscope, the operator of the hospital. I would like to thank Healthscope for welcoming our colleagues, and to the team who will also be managing their roles back here at the district while they carry out this important work. The NSW Government continues to negotiate with the receivers of Healthscope for a negotiated outcome for the hospital to be handed over to the public. We are heading into the final days of the statewide People Matter Employee Survey, and I would like to thank all of our staff members who have already taken the time to complete the survey. This survey is a fantastic opportunity for our district to listen and learn from our people to find out what’s working well and what can be improved. If you are a staff member, you can access the survey using this link: https://bit.ly/PMES- 2025. The survey closes on 12 September, with amazing prizes available for the teams that achieve the largest increase in participation rates. I look forward to reviewing the results and sharing these across the district in the
coming months. Warm regards,
Adjunct Professor Anthony M. Schembri AM Chief Executive Northern Sydney Local Health District
NSLHD NEWS | ISSUE 16| 5 SEPTEMBER 2025
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