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Chief Executive
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Vanessa has spent over 25 years in public and private healthcare settings with a deep commitment to serving the community and the strategic pursuit of better outcomes for the people we care for. She is known for bringing people together and getting things done. She is passionate about developing future leaders, particularly championing women in leadership positions.
As Chief Executive of NSW Health Pathology she leads Australia’s largest public pathology and forensic and analytical science service. Before returning to NSW Health Pathology, Vanessa held leadership positions at Calvary Healthcare, including National Director, Strategy and Service Development. She was formerly NSW Health Pathology’s Executive Director of Strategy and Clinical Services Transformation helping to establish and lead the organisation in its formative years and before that held multiple strategic and operational roles at Hunter New England Local Health District.
Vanessa leads with authenticity, integrity and a deep sense of empathy. She believes in creating inclusive and supportive environments where individuals can thrive and reach their full potential. This dedication to empowering leaders and to enhancing health care for our communities is strengthening the critical role NSW Health Pathology plays in the public health system.
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Our Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) enacts the strategy of NSW Health Pathology and directions of the NSW Health Pathology Board. Members ensure we deliver quality, human-centred pathology and forensic and analytical science services across NSW.
Sets strategic direction and drives service transformation to meet the evolving needs of patients and partners in healthcare. Responsible for planning, performance and innovation, and operational management of genomics, point of care testing and six clinical streams.
NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.
NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.
