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About the Board

The Board of Counties Manukau DHB (DHB Board) comprises 11 members.  Seven of these are elected by residents at the three yearly local body elections and the other four are appointed by the Minister of Health.

Board Members

Local body elections for the current DHB Board members took place on 13 October 2007.  Each District Health Board has seven members elected for a three year term. 

The Minister of Health has appointed Prof. Gregor Coster as the Chairman.

CMDHB's DHB Board members (until early December 2010) are:

• Prof. Gregor Coster (Chairman) *

• Paul Cressey (Deputy Chairman)

• Anne Candy

• Arthur Anae

• Bob Wichman

• Colleen Brown

• Donald Barker

• Michael Williams

• Lope Ginnen *

• Ruth DeSouza  *

• Miria Andrews  *

* Ministerial appointment.

Board Committees

The Board has established a number of committees.  The following three are required by legislation:

Community & Public Health Advisory Committee (CPHAC)
Hospital Advisory Committee (HAC)
Disability Support Advisory Committee (DiSAC) / Regional (DiSAC)

In addition, the Board has established five other committees:

• POU (Māori Governance Group)

• Pacific Health Advisory Committee (PHAC)

The following three committees are not public meetings and therefore no meeting schedules, agendas or minutes are published.

• Audit, Risk & Finance Committee (ARF)

• Facilities Management & Planning Committee (FMP)

• Remuneration and Appointments Committee (RAC)

Governance Practices

CMDHB has established governance practices to ensure effectiveness, efficiency, safety and quality. These include:

• addressing the Board's relationship with Iwi through the Memorandum of Understanding signed in October 2001 with Manawhenua I Tamaki Makaurau.  During 2005/06 key projects agreed in the signing of a strategic relationship agreement will be actioned, including a review of the Memorandum of Understanding;
   

• as well as quarterly meetings with the Board or representatives thereof, Manawhenua provide guidance on tikanga issues pertaining to the organisation, including facilities development, service implementation and interaction with Māori communities;
   

• appropriate training in Māori issues provided to Board members, in accordance with the NZ Public Health and Disability Act.

There are two Manawhenua representatives on each statutory Board Committee.

There is at least one representative from the Pacific Health Advisory Committee (PHAC) on the Community & Public Health Advisory Committee (CPHAC) and the Disability Support Advisory Committee (DiSAC).

The Regional DiSAC forum (a 2002 initiative of the Metro Auckland DiSACs) are held quarterly, and convened and coordinated by the Northern DHB Support Agency (NDSA). DiSAC members from the four northern region DHBs attend. The forums promote a regionally consistent approach to the implementation of the NZ Disability Strategy through regular dialogue between the local DiSACs and linkages with the Disability Directorate of the Ministry of Health.

Published:  29-Apr-2009  |  Website enquiries:  Web Content Manager