Pursuant to section 88(1) of the Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017, I, John Crawshaw, Director of Addiction Services, designate the persons set out in the Schedule to this notice as Directors of Area Addiction Services (Area Directors) for the areas indicated.
Each Area Director is appointed to one or more District Health Boards (DHBs), as defined in Schedule 1 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000.
Schedule – Area Directors
Area |
Appointee |
Northland, Waitemata, Auckland, and Counties Manukau DHBs |
Susanna Galea-Singer, psychiatrist, and clinical director of Waitemata |
Waikato DHB |
Tejpal Singh, clinical director, of Waikato |
Bay of Plenty and Tairawhiti DHBs |
Sue Mackersey, clinical director of Bay of Plenty |
Lakes DHB |
Cathal Cassidy, consultant psychiatrist, of Rotorua |
Taranaki DHB |
Sharat Shetty, consultant psychiatrist, and clinical director of Taranaki |
Hawke’s Bay, Whanganui, and Midcentral DHBs |
Jeff Hammond, associate director of nursing, and director of area mental health services of Whanganui |
Nelson Marlborough DHB |
Michael Haskew, addiction medicine specialist, of Nelson |
West Coast, Canterbury, South Canterbury, and Southern DHBs |
Alfred Dell’ario, clinical director at Canterbury and West Coast |
Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of November 2017.
Dr JOHN CRAWSHAW, Director of Addiction Services.