Report of the Department of Health / New Zealand.

  • New Zealand. Department of Health.
Date:
[1976]
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Credit: Report of the Department of Health / New Zealand. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Thompson developed a sound basis for co-operation between the department and the medical profession and was held in high esteem by his colleagues. During the past year, two of the Deputy Directors-General of Health have moved to positions of wider responsibility outside the department. Dr G. N. D. Taylor, Deputy Director-General of Health (Public Health), joined the World Health Organisation in October 1975 as the chief of the Health Education Unit at the WHO Headquarters in Geneva. Mr E. A. Kennedy, Deputy Director-General of Health (Administrative), transferred to the State Services Commission in March 1976 as Deputy Chairman. Dr Taylor had been with the department for 28 years. He worked as medical officer of health in Wellington, Auckland, Gisborne, and Palmerston North and as Director of the Divisions of Health Education and Maternal Health and Public Health, before being appointed Deputy Director-General of Health (Public Health). Mr Kennedy returned to the State Services Commission after 16 years with the department as Deputy Director (Administration), Division of Hospitals, and Deputy Director-General of Health (Administrative). I thank the 44 officers named and unnamed for loyalty and service to the department and to the country’s health administration, and wish them well in their new positions or in their retirement. Congratulations to Dr N. T. Barnett, Medical Officer of Health. Auckland District Office, who was awarded the O.B.E. in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List. I should like to thank all officers for their work during the year. It has been a particularly difficult time for many officers with the change of Government bringing a new emphasis to the country’s health services. The continued cheerfulness and willingness of staff to undertake extra tasks has been much appreciated over this time. H. J. H. Hiddlestone, Director-General of Health.