Stroke Clot Retrieval Leadership Group
The Stroke Clot Retrieval Leadership Group guides improvement actions and gives advice on stroke clot removal.
About the Stroke Clot Retrieval Leadership Group
The Stroke Clot Retrieval Leadership Group:
- oversees and supports the implementation of improvement priorities
- progresses actions identified in the Stroke clot retrieval action plan
- champions a national implementation of stroke clot retrieval services
- provides broad views, specialist knowledge and expertise to group meetings and working groups
- agree on methods of collecting, measuring and assessing desired outcomes.
Our members
| Member | Organisation |
| Alan Davis | National clinical lead stroke — Health NZ Chair National stroke network, Whangarei |
| Alicia Tyson | Health NZ |
| Allan Thomas | Health NZ |
| Amanda van Elswijk | Health NZ |
| Andy Swain | Wellington Free Ambulance |
| Anna Ranta | Clinical co-director stroke clot retrieval leadership group — Health NZ |
| Bevan Telfer | General practitioner |
| Bhavesh Lallu | Health NZ |
| Daniel Oh | Health NZ |
| Dean Kilfoyle | Health NZ |
| Debbie Holdsworth | Health NZ |
| Doug Campbell | Health NZ |
| James Entwisle | Clinical director national radiology advisory group — Health NZ |
| John Fink | Health NZ |
| Joy Farley | Health NZ |
| Neil Davidson | IHT clinical network — Health NZ |
| Sharyn MacDonald | Health NZ |
| Stefan Brew | Clinical co-director stroke clot retrieval leadership group — Health NZ |
| Wayne Collecutt | Health NZ |
Members of the group are not involved to advocate for their hospital or specific professional group. They are expected to take a national viewpoint with the aim to achieve the best and most fair health outcomes for New Zealanders with acute stroke.