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The Special Commission of Inquiry
into Healthcare Funding

Hearings 7 (Workforce 1): Commencing 22 July 2024, Sydney

The Inquiry will hold public hearings concerning issues related to the health workforce (and in particular those issues identified in Terms of Reference F and G) across two hearing blocks.

The first hearing block will be held between 22 July and 9 August 2024 and will focus on the identification of:

  • the current state and composition of the health workforce in New South Wales - in particular, medical staff, nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals (Health Workforce);
  • the current approaches to the training, recruitment and engagement of the Health Workforce within the public health system in New South Wales; and
  • current and future issues and challenges relating to the training, recruitment, engagement and retention of a sustainable Health Workforce to meet the current and future health needs of the population in New South Wales.

A more detailed summary of the issues that the Inquiry intends to examine in those hearings is set out in the July Workforce Hearing Issues Paper (PDF) 222 KB .

The second stage of those hearings, which the Inquiry intends to hold during October 2024, will focus on the identification and consideration of potential responses and solutions to the circumstances, issues, and challenges identified during the first stage of the hearings.  The Inquiry will release a further discussion paper in advance of those hearings.

Appearances

Inquiry

  • Ed Muston SC
  • Ross Glover
  • Ian Fraser
  • Dan Fuller

NSW Health

  • Richard Cheney SC
  • Hilbert Chiu

Witness List

Monday 22 July 2024

  1. Dr Dustin Halse
    Division Secretary, Strategy, Research and Projects, Health Services Union
  2. Ms Annette Solman
    Chief Executive, Health Education and Training Institute
  3. Dr Josephine Burnand
    Deputy Medical Director, Health Education and Training Institute
  4. Professor Stephen Twigg
    Head of Department, Endocrinology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District

Tuesday 23 July 2024

  1. Dr Nicholas Spooner
    President, ASMOF NSW and Director of Emergency Medicine, Wyong Hospital
  2. Dr Rebecca Nogajski
    Executive Director of Medical Services at Western Sydney Local Health District
  3. Professor Peter Hockey
    Executive Director, Quality & Safety at Western Sydney Local Health District
  4. Ms Emma-Kate Dewhurst
    Director, Occupational Therapy, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
  5. Ms Jacqui Cross PSM AOM
    Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer at NSW Ministry of Health

Wednesday 24 July 2024

  1. Appearing concurrently
    • Dr Frances Page
      Elected member (Safety and Quality Officer)/Co-Deputy Chair, NSW Regional Committee, ANZCA; Supervisor of Training for Anaesthetics at Gosford Hospital
    • Dr Michelle Moyle
      Chair, NSW Regional Committee, ANZCA, Director of Anaesthesia Department, St Vincent’s Hospital
  2. Dr Angelo Virgona
    Chair RANZCP NSW Branch Committee

Thursday 25 July 2024

  1. Appearing concurrently
    • Professor Inam Haq
      Executive GM Education, Learning and Assessment, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
    • A/Professor Kudzai Kanhutu
      College Dean, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
  2. Ms Jacqueline Dominish OAM
    Director, Health Professional Workforce at NSW Ministry of Health
  3. Mr Duane Findley
    Chief Executive Officer of RANZCR

    Friday 26 July 2024

    Inquiry not sitting.

    Monday 29 July 2024

    Inquiry not sitting.

    Tuesday 30 July 2024

    1. Appearing concurrently
      • Associate Professor Kerin Fielding
        President of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
      • Ms Stephanie Clota
        Chief Executive Officer of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
    2. Dr Linda MacPherson
      Director, Workforce Reform at NSW Ministry of Health
    3. Dr Karen Murphy
      A/Executive Director, Medical Services & Clinical Governance at Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
    4. Professor Steevie Chan
      District Director of Medical Services at Central Coast Local Health District
    5. A/Professor Lloyd Ridley
      Staff Specialist (Radiologist), Concord Repatriation General Hospital

    Wednesday 31 July 2024

    1. Mr Daniel Angelico
      Chief Executive of College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand
    2. A/Clinical Professor Winston Cheung
      Senior Staff Specialist, Intensive Care Unit at Concord Repatriation General Hospital and Clinical Associate Professor, Sydney Medical School, Concord

    Thursday 1 August 2024

    1. Dr Andrew Hallahan
      Executive Director, Clinical Governance and Risk and Medical Services at Sydney Local Health District

    Friday 2 August 2024

    1. Mr Joseph Jewitt
      Acting General Manager at Concord Hospital, Sydney Local Health District
    2. Dr Stewart Condon
      Director of Medical Services at Concord Hospital, Sydney Local Health District
    3. Dr Bethan Richards
      Chief Medical Wellness Officer, Sydney Local Health District
      Senior Staff Specialist, Department of Rheumatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

    Monday 5 August 2024

    1. Mr Graeme Loy
      A/Chief Executive of Sydney Local Health District
    2. Ms Dominique Egan
      Director of Workplace Relations, In-House Counsel and Deputy CEO, AMA NSW
    3. Ms Melissa Collins
      A/Executive Director, Workplace Relations at NSW Ministry of Health

    Tuesday 6 August 2024

    1. Dr Teresa Anderson
      Chief Executive, NSW Health Single Digital Patient Record Implementation Authority
    2. Mr Richard Griffiths
      Executive Director, Workforce, Planning and Talent Development at NSW Ministry of Health
    3. Mr Phil Minns
      Deputy Secretary, People, Culture, and Governance

    Wednesday 7 August 2024

    1. Mr Phil Minns
      Deputy Secretary, People, Culture, and Governance

    Exhibits

    Exhibit H