BreastScreen Aotearoa partnership action and equity group
The group supports BreastScreen Aotearoa to achieve its goal of delivering a national service that is mana-enhancing, fair, high-quality and accessible for all.
About the BreastScreen Aotearoa partnership action and equity group
The role of the BreastScreen Aotearoa (BSA) partnership action and equity group is to:
- help explain independent BSA monitoring reports
- discuss and give independent advice on BSA’s policies and strategic direction — after consulting with their own communities
- explore research and development ideas for BSA
- give advice on other topics when needed
- give advice on multidisciplinary operational issues.
Our members
The group comprises members who collectively have wide knowledge and experience in BreastScreen Aotearoa.
| Name | Organisation | Role or represntation |
| Amy Hina, Chair | MMEG | MMEG |
| Jane O'Hallahan, Co-Chair | Health NZ | Clinical Director Screening, Prevention |
| Sally Urry | BreastScreen Counties Manukau | Clinical Director |
| Christina Kirkwood | BreastScreen Coast to Coast | MIT Lead Provider Manager |
| Lusiana Tabuavula | BreastScreen Counties Manukau | MIT Pacific representative |
| Charlotte Timoko | Health NZ Counties Manukau | A representative with experience and involvement in BSA service delivery Pacific |
| Fay Sowerby | Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition | Consumer |
| Tasha Wharerau | Women’s Health Action Trust | Consumer |
| Louisa Kingi | BreastScreen Waitemata Northland | A representative with experience and involvement in BSA service delivery |
| Miriam Te Hira Scanlan | Māori Women’s Welfare League | Tangata Māori |
| Dr Maxine Ronald | Hei Āhuru Mōwai | Tangata Māori |
| Harley Rogers | Health NZ | Group Manager, Cancer Screening Programmes, Prevention |
| Lisa Te Paiho | Health NZ | Manager, BreastScreen Aotearoa |
|
Jo Wall |
Health NZ | Public Health Medicine Specialist (Equity) |
| Yvonne Hewson | n/a | A whānau representative with experience in screening support |