New Structure Announced

Please attribute these comments to the Director-General of Health Stephen McKernan.

The Director-General of Health today released a Ministry structure to support the changes to the health system that began in October last year, including the establishment of the National Health Board.

Today’s announcement follows the release of a proposal on 17 March and two months of consultation and feedback with staff.

The new structure will disestablish a number of positions, create some new ones and change some existing roles to better reflect the current health priorities.

There will be an overall reduction of 35 positions although the exact impact on people will not be known until all new and vacant positions have been filled.

The priority for the Ministry now is managing the matching and selection process for staff and supporting those who are affected by the changes. Redundancy is a last option and will not be considered until all other options have been considered.

The new structure will be in place by 1 July 2010.

Overview of key decisions and feedback (Word, 108 KB)