Dr Neale Fong has resigned as Director General of WA Health following the recommendation of corruption charges to be laid against him by the WA Corruption and Crime Commission. Dr Peter Flett is acting Director General until a permanent replacement can be found.
Dr Daniel Heredia has replaced Dr Peter Laundy (after a long break) as WA Medical Adviser to Medicare Australia in the National Compliance Operations division. Daniel was previously a psychiatry registrar at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
Prof Jon Emery has been appointed as…
Dr Neale Fong has resigned as Director General of WA Health following the recommendation of corruption charges to be laid against him by the WA Corruption and Crime Commission. Dr Peter Flett is acting Director General until a permanent replacement can be found.
Dr Daniel Heredia has replaced Dr Peter Laundy (after a long break) as WA Medical Adviser to Medicare Australia in the National Compliance Operations division. Daniel was previously a psychiatry registrar at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
Prof Jon Emery has been appointed as Head of UWA's School of Primary, Aboriginal, and Rural Health Care, replacing Prof Campbell Murdoch.
Mr Rob Bransby, HBF's chief executive officer, has been appointed as the health insurer's managing director. Prior to joining HBF in 2005 as general manager, and his elevation to CEO last year, Rob was the CEO of medical financial services company Medfin.
AMA (WA) has appointed Ms Peta Rule as assistant manager public relations. Peta was previously a journalist with The West Australian.