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Writeup on Health Executive Action Learning Sets

Health Executive Action Learning Sets (HEALS) is a leadership development programme which allows Executive Directors from participating hospitals in Australia and Singapore to share their respective healthcare developments and leadership initiatives.

The HEALS participants on a site visit to Hougang Polyclinic

The programme consists of 6 learning modules, with each session being held at a different location in Australia and Singapore, and NHG hosted the March 2010 session on 4 and 5 March. During the programme in Singapore, the team also had the opportunity to visit some of our institutions such as Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Institute of Mental Health and Hougang Polyclinic.

The participants in this HEALS programme are:

• A/Prof John Clark (Facilitator) - Director, Institute for Healthy Leadership, Western Australia (WA) Health & Director, Medical Leadership & International Relations, NHS Institute for Innovation & Improvement, UK


• Ms Jan Philips (Facilitator) – Senior Director, Workplace Culture & Leadership Centre, Queensland Health


• Prof Chee Yam Cheng - Assistant CEO (Clinical), NHG


• Mrs Nellie Yeo - CQO & Executive Director, NHG College


• Mrs Olivia Tay – Chief Human Resource Officer, NHG


• Dr Elizabeth Moore – Executive Director, South Metropolitan Area Health Service, WA Health


• Ms Judi Childs – Executive Director, Human Resource Management, Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Health


• Mr Ron Foster – Chief Financial Officer, ACT Health


• Ms Barbara Reid – Executive Director, Surgical & Critical Care Services, Canberra Hospital, ACT Health

“It was very good to meet colleagues and to find the similar challenges we all face, and look at solutions in the different political and funding contexts.”
~ Dr Elizabeth Moore, Executive Director, South Metropolitan Area Health Service, Mental Health, WA Health