Nick Saville-Wood was appointed Chief Executive at Lakes District Health Board, Rotorua and Taupo hospitals in May, after being seconded to the role from the start of 2019.

The Executive Assistant to the CE is Theresa Fraser. Theresa  can be contacted on extn 7982.

Theresa Fraser is also Board Secretariat, providing full administrative services to the Board.

Beverley Alexander provides administrative services to the Hospital Advisory Committee.

Click here to email Beverley.

Marieke Wass provides administrative services to the Community and Public Health Advisory Committee and the Disability Support Advisory Committee.

Click here to email Marieke.

Official Information Act requests

COVID-19 update
As we are fully focused on emergency planning for COVID-19 we will be unable to respond to OIA requests within the normal timeframes. For this reason, we ask you to either consider submitting your request at a later date or, alternatively, we may need to extend the timeframe for responding. Please contact us if you have any queries: ceooffice@lakesdhb.govt.nz

Lakes DHB is subject to the Official Information Act. Click here for information from the Ombudsman for requesters.

Click here to see Lakes DHB OIA statistics for 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Click here to see Lakes DHB OIA statistics for 1 July to 31 December 2017.
Click here to see Lakes DHB OIA statistics for 1 January 2018 to 30 June 2018.
Click here to see Lakes DHB OIA statistics for 1 July 2018 to 31 December 2018
Click here to see Lakes DHB OIA statistics for 1 January 2019 to 30 June 2019

Lakes DHB began publishing responses to requests made under the Official Information Act in July 2018. Click here to see Lakes DHB's responses.

Communications Team

 
The Communications Officer Sue Wilkie and the Assistant Communications Officer are part of the CE Office.

Sue Wilkie can be contacted on extn 7944 or mb 027 242 3652. Assistant Communications Officer Shan Tapsell can be contacted on extn 8491.

Lakes DHB media enquiries

All media enquiries relating to our hospitals at Rotorua and Taupo and community services must be made through the communications team. This includes requests for patient condition updates, staff and patient interviews, and photography or filming.

Contact the communications team by email sue.wilkie@lakesdhb.govt.nz
or shan.tapsell@lakesdhb.govt.nz with non-urgent enquiries.

After hours and urgent enquiries

For urgent enquiries contact:
Sue Wilkie, Communications Officer
DDI: 07349 7944 or Mb: 027 242 3652

Patient condition requests can be made after hours, on weekends and on public holidays directly to the duty manager at Rotorua Hospital on 07 348 1199.

More about communication services @ Lakes DHB

Please click here for more information on the services provided by the Communications team.