April 11, 2017
Dr Glenn Doherty on Te Wahanga Parakuihi
Dr Glenn Doherty on Te Wahanga Parakuihi
Dr Glenn Doherty of Ngati Porou whakapapa, has made many contributions to the health sector and general practice focused on Maori and Pacific health, health management, research policy, clinical governance and clinical medicine over three decades. He has made outstanding service to the Tongan community through his work for the Tongan Health Society (THS). Dr Doherty has also worked as a school doctor over the last 12 years at Kelston Boys High School.
CEO and Medical Director – Dr Glenn Doherty has a pathway of interest in the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners and its developments.
He was a Senior Advisor during the Upton administration to the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Maori Health, a Senior Policy Advisor to the Infectious Disease Advisory Committee. Glenn has had input to PHO Clinical Governance Committees over the years and since last year involved with the National Youth and Child Health Clinical Advisory Group for the Paediatric Society of NZ.
THS is now one of the top primary care centres in NZ. THS has received an award of excellence as being the first practice in the ADHB to achieve all National Health Targets within five months of his appointment.
THS was also awarded excellence in the delivery of the Rheumatic Fever campaign. The Society is also the top primary care clinic in the ADHB in the performance of the Rapid Response clinics. The Society also won awards under his leadership for consistent high performance and community service in 2015 from the Alliance Health + PHO. THS has developed a new and innovative primary care model focused on integrated outcome focused contracting and packages of care for its clients. Most recently Dr Doherty has undertaken the development of an international strategic collaboration initiative within the Kingdom of Tonga and the Tongan Ministry of Health to implement early screening, health promotion and prevention initiatives for their casual clients and is undertaking a business case to establish a satellite clinic in the kingdom for the Tongan community. THS is the only general practice in New Zealand undertaking such a unique and innovative initiative
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