October 16, 2019 6:06 am AEDT
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
Following an extensive executive search, Mr Kinsela was appointed by the PSA Board and will formally begin his new role on 2 December 2019.
“We are delighted to have someone of Mark’s experience leading PSA into its next stage,” Pharmaceutical Society of Australia National President, Associate Professor Chris Freeman said.
During his career, Mr Kinsela has been an adviser to the Commonwealth Minister for Health and Minister for Social Services and Aged Care. He has worked as a clinical nurse educator and trauma intensive care specialist and most recently was Chief of Staff at the Australian Digital Health Agency.
“Mark’s career has taken in all aspects of health care, from delivery through to policy. It has given him an exceptional level of expertise and insight into the challenges facing Australia’s health care systems and potential solutions, such as innovation and multidisciplinary care.
“PSA is focused on ensuring the role of pharmacists is optimised as Australia strives to provide quality, safe, and effective care to all.
“We believe Mark’s training as a health care provider and executive MBA, combined with his impressive professional background, will help PSA continue to ensure our profession has the opportunity to positively contribute to policy making at the highest levels and achieve the goals outlined in our Pharmacists in 2023 vision.”
A/Prof Freeman thanked interim CEO, Dr Shane Jackson for more than ably leading PSA during its CEO search.
“Dr Jackson was previously PSA President and generously agreed to act as CEO until the role was filled,” he said.
Dr Jackson will step down from the position of interim CEO, once Mr Kinsela officially commences and after this will continue to lead PSA’s negotiations of the 7CPA.
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Theories welcome!
David.
11 comments:
Ding dong.
I'm sure it's entirely unrelated but the ANAO's audit report into My Health Record is due by the end of the month. He'll miss all the excitement.
A correction David. He was never second in charge at ADHA. He was a GM and responsible amongst other thing the communications for SDHA and MYHR.
Tim Kelsey is second in charge
Thank you. When he rang me to adjust my views on some myHR matters he seemed to be pretty close to the seat of power to me!
David.
And the cycle begins again. I do admire all those claims. Its like how some 70% of “digital” transformations fail but everyone’s resume says delivered on-time and on-budget every-time.
Yes the Chief of Staff was not a recorded position just one adopted and used. Was always next to Tim (always) like a minister has bobbing heads behind them when talking.
Not sure what is meant by “Tim is second in charge” not sure he has ever been in charge, secondary or otherwise.
If Timmy is not in charge then who is?
nobody is in charge, certainly not little Tim. the My Health Record has taken on a life of its own. It's too big and embarrassing to fail. Every Minister and Departmental secretary will keep it going hoping that nothing bad happens so that they can hand it on to the next dummy. The worst thing that happened to Hunt was the coalition winning the last election. Now he's stuck with it.
Tim is the CEO in name only. The COO calls the shots, sets the agenda and holds all the key projects. They say an organisations products and services are a reflection or the structure and culture so will leave that as a means for others to judge whether or not ADHA is leaderless or not.
$127 Billion we pay for the APS are we getting value from them in health, drought management, NDIS, .......?
So ... Tim is the mouthpiece, selling digital health to the Australian people.
Gee, they're in more trouble than we thought.
The loss of his ”chief of staff” will be a Blow. If nothing else Mark Kinselais 100% devotee of the federal public service, and I am sure to provide a lot of political capital for Tim and the ADHA. I am sure he will make a reasonable administrator but cannot help wonder if this is part or some larger play By the DoH. 2020 and 2022 are marked as critical objective year's. This might be part of the strategic plan one the sees ADHA loose the MyHR and possibly dissolved as an organisation
Is this the outcome that Tim has been hired to get to? He kicked this off in the UK.
Google gets green light to access FIVE YEARS' worth of sensitive patient data from NHS, sparking privacy fears
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7588337/Google-gets-green-light-access-FIVE-YEARS-worth-sensitive-patient-data-NHS-trust.html
Maybe the Minister could categorically confirm or deny the idea. Of course, even that is worthless. Governments come and go and so do their decisions.
The only safe option is to not collect it in the first place, that way it can't be shared.
If we really lived in a democracy, the government shouldn't be allowed to make such unilateral decisions - even if they think its "for our own good".
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