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Jeremy has been the Chief Executive of Lake Taupo PHO since July 2005. Since his arrival the PHO has grown rapidly and is well placed to lead the country in the management of chronic conditions adopting a PHO “hub” and community of “spokes” model as envisaged by the New Zealand Primary Health Care Strategy. Jeremy holds the portfolio for quality and performance management on the Midland PHOs group, is a board member of Primary Health Organisations of New Zealand and a Trustee of the Southern Lake Taupo Health Trust. Throughout his career in the Health Funding Authority; Ministry of Health; the Capital and Coast and Lakes District Health Boards; and the Rotorua General Practice Group he has been a strong advocate for primary and community based service delivery. He holds a BA (Hons) from Otago University and a Master of Public Management
from Victoria. He was recently recognized by Victoria in their 40 influential
alumni under 40 article and hopes to one day work for the World Health
Organisation. Jeremy is married to Tina, a school teacher and has two children:
Karrick (7) and Bethany (6).
Janine grew up and spent most of her adult life in Palmerston North, until she moved to Taupo at the end of 2005. She trained as a nurse at Palmerston North Hospital receiving her registration in 1983. She continued to work at Palmerston North Hospital post registration in Men’s Medical and in the Maternity Unit. Janine’s Primary Health Care Nursing roles have included Age Care, Practice Nurse, Independent Nurse Contractor, Mobile Community Nurse and her current role as Nurse Liaison/Primary Health Nurse Leader. She has completed her Registered Nurse to Batchelor of Nursing in 2005 and is currently completing her Post Graduate Nursing Certificate. Janine has three children Rawiri and Pita who remained in Palmerston North and Elizabeth who also moved to Taupo.
Family Nurse & Clinical Team Leader Karen was born at the Devonport Naval Base Hospital and moved as an infant to live and grow up in Papakura, South Auckland. She qualified in 1984 as a Registered Comprehensive Nurse and soon after moved to rural bliss in Taumarunui. There she worked at Taumarunui Hospital for 22 years and held several nursing positions including Staff Nurse, Night Supervisor, Infection Control Practitioner and Clinical Resource Nurse, finally becoming the Manager of Taumarunui Hospital and Community Health Team in 2001. After 5 years in that role, she decided to change and in September 2006 joined the PHO in a new role as Clinical Co-ordinator. This involves developing and implementing clinical projects, facilitating training and education and leading the clinical team. The role has a main focus on co-ordinating the implementation of the Chronic Care Management Plan, Healthright, across the district. She obtained a Bachelor of Nursing and Post Graduate Diploma in Health Services Management. More recently, she has started study towards a Post Graduate Diploma in Nursing, with a goal of completing a Masters in Nursing. She is married to husband John, and they live in Whareroa, on the south-west shores of Lake Taupo, and have four grown children and a grand-daughter.
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With two years experience now under her belt, she is enjoying being involved in company’s growth and expansion within the community. Michele and her family are all enjoying the Taupo lifestyle and can be often seen on the lake looking for the illusive trout!
Anna registered as a nurse in 1987, and has worked in various fields of nursing since then. Her specialty is as a cardiac nurse, although for the past 10 years she has worked in a general ward, most recently at Taupo Hospital, as clinical nurse leader. Prior to that she held a position at Taumaranui, so is used to being a jack-of-all-trades. She joined the team at Lake Taupo PHO at the beginning of 2007 as a family nurse for chronic care management in Turangi. The role is her first primary health care position and she tells us, she is thoroughly enjoying it. Currently, Anna is studying at Wintec in Hamilton for a Master of Nursing qualification and has already completed a Post Graduate diploma. She has two children aged 12 and 10, to her husband Paul. Family life is busy with children’s sport, drama and recreational activities that include skiing, sailing and water skiing.
Community Dietitian Jodi joined with PHO team in 2007, as a Clinical Dietitian. Originally from Christchurch, she has lived all over New Zealand, more recently in Palmerston North, Wellington and for the last 18months here in Taupo. Her role with the PHO involves dealing in personal health with respects to Chronic Care Management – specifically this involves diabetes, heart disease and respiratory disease. As well as being a Dietitian, she is also a trained cook. Most weekends are spent helping her partner with his livestock.
Family Nurse Josephine has lived in Taupo for the last 12 years and works as the Family Nurse – Chronic Care Management, in Mangakino She trained as a Registered Nurse at Northland Polytec and has worked extensively in both the secondary and primary health sectors. Originally from Northland, she likes to get back there as much as she can, to catch up with all her family who still live there. She has 3 children who are all actively involved with sport and keep her busy. She enjoys the lifestyle that is part of living in Taupo, including all the activities, the outdoor attractions and the central location. |
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