Minister of health Tony RyallTuesday 30 March 2010, 11:27AM
Media release from minister of health Tony Ryall
Health Minister Tony Ryall has announced the appointment of Errol
Millar as the chair of the new Southern District Health Board,
which is being formed by the amalgamation of the Southland and
Otago DHBs.
Mr Ryall said, "Mr Millar is the current chair of the Otago DHB,
and the deputy chair of the new board will be current Southland
chair Paul Menzies."
"The Southern DHB comes existence on 1 May, and will have a united
board made up of all current and elected members of both the Otago
and Southland DHBs, until the local body elections at the end of
the year."
The Southern DHB will also have a Crown Monitor, Stuart McLauchlan,
who is currently performing that role with Southland DHB.