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New Clinical Leader for Waikato Public Health
New Clinical Leader for Waikato Public Health
An experienced New Zealand public health clinician has stepped down from her position as clinical leader of Waikato District Health Board's public health team after nearly 18 years.
Dr Dell Hood is reducing her hours to enjoy other
aspects of her life in preparation for retirement. The new
clinical leader for the service is Dr Anita Bell who has a
particular interest in the management of communicable
diseases.
Dr Hood has been instrumental in developing a
partnership management model within the service and has
instigated the service's governance group as one of the key
facets to achieve this. She is highly respected as a font of
public health knowledge both within the organisation and
outside, especially all matters environmental.
She will continue to work three days a week.
Dr Richard Wall
is the new public health specialist to join the team of
Anita Bell, Felicity Dumble, Dell Hood and Richard Wall.
Dr Dell Hood Dr Anita Bell
ENDS
Waikato District Health Board
Healthy People. Excellent Care
Waikato District Health Board (DHB) employs over 6500 people and plans, funds and provides hospital and health services to more than 391,770 people in a region covering eight per cent of New Zealand.
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