The Clinical Excellence Commission Board
The board is appointed by the Minister for Health. It is responsible for ensuring that the Clinical Excellence Commission properly fulfills its functions and in this context it will provide:
- strategic and independent leadership in relation to patient safety and clinical quality, and
- strong and competent governance of the functions of the Commission.
Board Members
Chairman
Members
- Dr Alan Amodeo
- Major General Peter Dunn AO
- Professor Phillip Harris
- Professor Ron McCallum AO
- Associate Professor Brian McCaughan
- Noel O'Brien
- Professor Janice Reid AM FASSA
- Debra Thoms
Chief Executive Officer
Professor Bruce H Barraclough, AO
Professor Barraclough is Chair of the Board of the NSW Clinical Excellence Commission. He is President elect of the International Society for Quality in Health Care, Medical Director of the Australian Cancer Network, Associate Dean of the University of Western Sydney Medical School, a member of the National Breast Cancer Centre Board and the NSW Health Care Advisory Council. He was President of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (1998 – 2001), Professor / Director of Cancer Services, Northern Sydney Health and the University of Sydney, (2000- 2005) and Chair of the Australian Council for Safety & Quality in Health Care (2000 – 2005).
Dr Alan Amodeo
Dr Alan Amodeo has over twenty years experience in the private and public healthcare market. He has experience in sales, marketing and business development at senior levels in domestic and international markets and has extensive experience liaising with Health Departments. Dr Amodeo has a strong commitment to the community including many years in various positions on the board of Telstra Child Flight.
Major General Peter Dunn AO
Major General Peter Dunn AO who continues from the Board of ICE was the inaugural Commissioner of the ACT Emergency Services Authority that was established as a result of recommendations made following the disastrous fires in Canberra in 2003. During his time in the Australian Army he held numerous senior leadership positions and was instrumental in restructuring the strategic Defence personnel organisation. He has also worked in the fields of acquisition, logistics and information systems. He is currently consulting in the fields of emergency management and change management.
Professor Phillip Harris
Professor Phillip Harris is Head of the Department of Cardiology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Chair of the Patient Care Committee and Chair of the Clinical Training Committee. He is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Sydney, member of the Board of the National Heart Foundation of Australia and Heart Research Institute, Past President of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand and National Heart Foundation of Australia (NSW Division).
Professor Ron McCallum AO
Professor Ron McCallum AO is Professor of Law in the Faculty of Law of the University of Sydney. He was formerly Dean of Law University of Sydney from July 2002 to September 2006, and formerly Blake Dawson Waldron Professor in industrial Law from January 1993 to September 2007. He is a Deputy-Chair of Vision Australia, and also Chair of Radio for the Print Handicapped of NSW Cooperative Ltd which operates Radio 2RPH for vision impaired and other print handicapped listeners.
Professor McCallum is the inaugural President of the Australian labour Relations Association and also the Asian Regional Vice-President of the International Society for State governments and has assisted with the drafting of labour legislation. He has researched, written and lectured on all aspects of labour and employment law and has taught in the United States and Canada.
A/Professor Brian McCaughan
A/Professor Brian McCaughan is a cardiothoracic surgeon and his major clinical interest is the management of lung cancer. He is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Sydney and held a number of positions with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons culminating in the Chairmanship of the NSW State Committee from 1992 to 1994. A/Professor McCaughan was a member of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Quality in Health Care. He was appointed to the NSW Health Council, and served as the President of the New South Wales Medical Board from October 1999 until December 2004. He is currently Chair of the Sustainable Access Health Priority Taskforce and a member of the Health Care Advisory Council for NSW Health
Noel O'Brien OAM
Mr Noel O'Brien OAM was Chairperson of New England Area Health Service from 2000-2004, Chairperson of the New England Area Health Service Audit Committee from 1998-2000 and Chairperson of the Strategic Planning Committee. He was Chairperson of New South Wales Association of Mining Related Council from 1999-2004. Mr. O'Brien has been a Councillor of Gunnedah Shire from 1991-2004 and has served two terms as Mayor. He participated in the community consultation process co-chaired by the Rt. Hon Ian Sinclair and Wendy McCarthy AO. He is on the Board of Directors of Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service, Hunter/New England/North West. Mr O'Brien is the Managing Director of a mining industry training company.
Professor Janice Reid AM FASSA
BSc (Adelaide), MA (Hawaii), MA (Stanford), PhD (Stanford)
Professor Reid has been Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Western Sydney since 1998. She is a recipient of several awards and honours both in Australia and overseas, and has been a member of the boards of public agencies at State and Federal levels in the health, welfare, schools, higher education, energy, international relations and cultural fields.
In 1994 Professor Reid chaired the national review of nursing education in Australia. As Vice-Chancellor of UWS, Professor Reid has led the University through a major reorganisation to integrate its three former institutions, which previously operated as separate entities under the UWS ‘umbrella’, to create a unified University.
Debra Thoms
Debra completed her general nursing education at Prince Henry/Prince of Wales Hospitals, Sydney and her midwifery education at the Royal Darwin Hospital, NT. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics and psychology and a Masters of Nursing Administration. In addition she holds a Graduate Certificate in Bioethics and an Advanced Diploma in Arts in History.
Debra has worked in metropolitan, rural and remote health settings in NSW, the Northern Territory and South Australia in both acute and community health services. Prior to commencing as the Chief Nursing Officer of NSW in May 2006 Debra was the Chief Nursing Officer of South Australia. Debra was made an Adjunct Professor of Nursing at the University of Technology, Sydney in 2003.
Professor Clifford Hughes AO
Professor Clifford Hughes AO is the Chief Executive Officer of the Clinical Excellence Commission. He was previously Head of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. He was a Foundation Member of the Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care, Chairman of the Therapeutic Device Evaluation Committee (Australian Government) and Founding Chairman of the NSW Special Committee Investigating Deaths Associated with Surgery. He was a Councillor, Senior Examiner and Divisional Chairman (Cardiothoracic) for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
