Message from the board chair Trevor Danos AM
As we come to the end of the financial year we should pause to reflect on all the amazing outcomes that have been achieved within the district over the past twelve months, not just for patients and their families but also for our remarkable and dedicated staff in their professional and personal lives. The sort of success that we enjoy in the district and the district’s reputation for excellence and an exemplary culture and as an employer of choice are very much the product of the district’s leadership and the tone that is set by the district’s leadership. Our former Chief Executive Deb Willcox left behind a very strong and disciplined leadership team that was able to carry on and take forward her good work. For the past nine months, Lee Gregory has been the district’s Interim Chief Executive. The district did not skip a single beat in the handover from Deb to Lee. And even more impressively, the district has continued to thrive and to set the pace across the State under Lee’s leadership. I have very much enjoyed working with Lee, from visiting community health centres, opening new facilities and greeting Ministers, as well as the more mundane tasks of preparing for Board meetings, reporting on KPIs to the Ministry, reviewing risk registers and dealing with the ongoing staffing challenges arising from COVID. Seldom would a day pass without a telephone call and of course there was the regular Friday morning catch-up. Lee is by nature a quiet achiever, not someone who blows his own trumpet. But he has every right to do so. He is a strong and effective manager, he always keeps well on top of issues, he can cut through issues
quickly to get to what really matters and his decency and empathy are his hallmarks. I have also admired Lee for his vision and energy in taking the district forward in a number of key areas including data analytics, planetary health and sustainability, and diversity and inclusion. And behind the scenes much has been done by Lee to strengthen our university partnerships, our joint activities with the Primary Health Network and addressing some legacy issues relating to the RNSH campus. Working with Lee over the past nine months has been a pleasure for me. His professionalism has made my job easier. Lee will be taking off the month of July to visit family in the UK. We all wish Lee a well-deserved holiday. When Lee returns he will resume his substantive role of NSLHD Executive Director Operations. During Lee’s absence, and until Anthony Schembri commences on 17 July 2023, Mark Zacka will be Acting Chief Executive.
Trevor Danos AM Board Chair Northern Sydney Local Health District
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NSLHDNEWS | ISSUE 11| 23 JUNE 2023
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