Dougan returns to NZ to lead Wellington DHBs

Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service CEO Fionnagh Dougan is returning to New Zealand to take up the role of joint CEO of the Capital & Coast and Hutt Valley District Health Boards.

Ms Dougan was a member of the leadership team guiding the National Children’s Digital Health Collaborative in Australia, which is working towards a national digital health record for Australian children.

She replaces former Hutt Valley DHB and acting Capital & Coast DHB CEO Ashley Bloomfield, who is now the national director-general of health.

Ms Dougan previously worked at Auckland DHB, having begun her career as a registered nurse in her native Scotland. She was also general manager of Auckland’s Starship Children’s Hospital.

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