Clinical and Technical Advisory Group — Aeromedical Commissioning Programme
The Clinical and Technical Advisory Group (CTAG) is made up of representatives from across the aeromedical sector.
About the Clinical and Technical Advisory Group
The Clinical and Technical Advisory Group (CTAG) provides:
- technical and clinical expertise, advice and support to the Aeromedical Commissioning Programme, which is facilitated by the Ambulance Team
- oversight from across the aeromedical sector, advocates for efficient and effective outcomes and best practice and champions the programme.
Group members
| Name | Role |
| Avryl Way | Regional Transport Coordinator, Te Manawa Taki Transport Service |
| Rupert MacLachlan | Lead (aeroplane) fixed-wing pilot in Nelson |
| Andrew Craig | Management, line flying and instructing |
| Felicity Lallier | Critical Care Paramedic |
| Dylan Robinson | Group Quality and Safety Manager at the New Zealand Air Ambulance Service | Skyline Aviation |
| Luke Rohloff | Flight Operations Manager for Life Flight’s (aeroplane) fixed-wing aeromedical service. |
| Claudia Mercier | Acute Care Chief Clinical Advisor, Health NZ |
| Dr Jeremy Webber |
Rural hospital specialist based in Hawke's Bay Clinical Director Rural Health for Hauora Taiwhenua, Rural Health Network |
| Dr Annette Forrest | Head of Critical Care and Intensive Care Unit retrieval team, Waikato Hospital |
| Dr Christopher Denny |
Medical Director, Northern Rescue Helicopter Limited Senior Medical Officer in Emergency Medicine, Auckland City Hospital |
| Tania Parr | Flight and Road Transport Coordinator for Nelson Marlborough |
| Rāwā Karetai Wood-Bodley | National Manager of Disabled Peoples’ Health, Health NZ |
| Lemalu ToaMasina | System Design Manager for the Pacific Commissioning team, Health NZ |
| Dr Greig Russell | Principal Advisor for Māori Services, Health NZ |
| Stephanie Valent | Emergency Medicine Specialist, Whangarei Hospital |
| Philip Hogan | Aviation consultant, Onyx Aeronautics |
| Izaak Bates | Critical Care Paramedic |
| Germaine Sandford | Registered Nurse |
Contact us
You can contact CTAG by email at airambulanceteam@tewhatuora.govt.nz