Aeromedical Commissioning Programme Design Working Groups
An overview of the Design Working Groups membership for the Aeromedical Commissioning Programme.
Design Working Group 1 – Assets and Infrastructure
| Representation | Name | Role |
| Flight Nurse | Jackie Hardy | Clinical Nurse Manager, Transport |
| Emergency Medicine / PHRM |
Dr Paul Blakemore | Emergency Medicine Specialist / PreHospital and Retrieval Medicine Consultant |
| PICU representative | Dr David Buckley | Acting Clinical Director Air Ambulance, Starship |
| ICU retrieval team | Dr Michael Park | Intensivist, Hawkes Bay |
| Medical Director | Dr Muir Wallace | Emergency Medicine Specialist. Medical Director, SRSL |
| Fixed wing operations | Warwick Wild | Training and Standards manager, Skyline Aviation / NZAAS |
| Rotary wing operations | Russell Pirihi | Flight Operations Manager, Northern Rescue Helicopter Limited |
| Search and Rescue | Justin Allan | General Manager, Maritime New Zealand, Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand |
Design Working Group 2 – Workforce
| Representation | Name | Role |
| Flight Nurse | Antonia Johnston | Nurse Practitioner, Southern Critical Care |
| Emergency Medicine / PHRM |
Dr Louise Park | Fellow of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine |
| PICU representative | Dr Alex Hussey | Paediatric Intensivist - Medical Lead for PICU Retrievals |
| ICU retrieval team | Dr Daniel Owens | Clinical Director, Whangārei |
| Rural health representative | Dr Jonathon Wills | Doctor, Dunstan Hospital |
| Critical Care Paramedic | Karl Taylor | Chief Operating Officer, Northern Rescue Helicopter Limited |
| Fixed wing operations | Matt Hayes | Training Manager- Fixed Wing, Garden City Helicopters Aviation |
| Rotary wing operations | Graeme Harvey | Clinical Operations Manager, Search and Rescue Services Ltd |
| Rotary wing representative | Julian Waite | General Manager, Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Clinical Ltd |
| Search and Rescue | Lyle Patterson | Team Lead Response Operations, Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand and Safety Systems |
Design Working Group 3 – Dispatch and Coordination, and Governance
| Representation | Name | Role |
| Flight Nurse | Sarah Rodgers | Wellington Hospital flight CNS |
| Emergency Medicine / PHRM |
Dr Christopher Duncan | Emergency Medicine Specialist |
| PICU representative | Di Fuller | CNS Transport PICU |
| ICU retrieval team |
Dr Alex Psirides |
Co-Director, Wellington ICU; Medical |
|
Dr Neil Davidson |
Clinical Lead Canterbury Air |
|
| Medical Director (delegate) |
Dr Nick Longley |
Prehospital and retrieval medicine |
| Rural health representative | Dr Jason Peterken | SMO - Rural Hospital Medicine |
| Fixed wing operations | Arthur Ruddenklau | Operations Manager - Fixed Wing, Garden City Helicopters Aviation |
| Rotary wing operations | Chris Moody | Chief Operating Officer, Search and Rescue Services Ltd |
| Rotary wing representative | Jono Curran | Advisor, Helicopter Emergency Medical Services |
| New Zealand Air Ambulance Service representative | Andrea Johnstone | Senior mission coordinator, New Zealand Air Ambulance Service |
| National Air Desk representative |
Luke Jennings | Clinical Support Officer, National Air Desk, Blue Watch Paramedic Relief |
| Search and Rescue (back up provided) | Mike Clulow | Manager Operations, Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand and Safety Systems |