Bay of Plenty health consumer council set up to advise health board

The council will advise the Bay of Plenty District Health Board. File photo

A health consumer council has been set up to advise the Bay of Plenty District Health Board.

Eleven people have been selected for the consumer council, which will bring patient and community perspective to the board's process of developing health services.

The council will have input on health service priorities, enhancing patient safety and clinical quality and reducing inequalities.

The board said the aim was to make consumers' experienced better and improve service integration across the health sector.

The council will hold the first of its monthly meetings on Wednesday.

John Powell, a former army medic, will act as chairman and Maungatapu School principal Sue Horne as deputy chairwoman.

Other members have worked in various other community, social service and health sector roles.

Bay of Plenty Consumer Council members

Adrienne von Tunzelmann
Florence Trout
John Powell
Julia Genet
Lisa Murphy
Maz McKevitt
Rosalie Liddle Crawford
Sue Horne
Sue Matthews
Tessa Mackenzie
Wol Hansen.