Tony O'Connell

Experience

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  NSW Ambulance

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2002

  Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee

  Advising one of the largest ambulance services in the world on clinical protocols and medical issues.

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  Sydney Children's Hospitals Network

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2004

  Head, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Westmead

  NSW's largest paediatric ICU, managing the sickest children in Australia's most populous State.

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  NSW Health

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2008

  Responsible for improving performance in scheduled and unscheduled services in a system with over 200 hospitals. Innovative state-wide program to redesign clinical services and improve performance in a system with over 200 hospitals.

  • Director Performance Improvement and Redesign

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

  • Director Access Improvement Program

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2005
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  NSW Health

  Apr 2008 - Nov 2008

  Deputy Director-General

  Responsible for Health Systems Performance Division: quality & safety, IT, data warehouses, performance reporting, performance improvement, especially Emergency Departments and Surgery: in Australia's largest health system with over 200 hospitals.

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  College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (CICM)

  Jan 2009 - now

  Fellow
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  Azille Consulting

  May 2009 - now

  Managing Director

  Health and human services system consulting. Including almost three years acting as CEO of a NDIS-certified disability service provider.

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  Queensland Health

  Aug 2009 - Sept 2013

  In Queensland Health (182 hospitals, $12b budget, 85,000 employees) as Chief Executive delivered best-ever performance in finance (surpluses in all Districts and Department), patient access (Emergency Depts and Elective Surgery) and patient quality/safety. "Dr O'Connell leaves ... after four years with Queensland Health and two at the helm, driving the biggest and most successful reform program yet seen in health administration in Australia. ...It has been a personal privilege and a pleasure to work alongside Dr O'Connell, a man dedicated to innovation and sustainability in health care delivery with an absolute focus on improving patient outcomes" Minister for Health Lawrence Springborg Aug 2013. Show less

  • Director-General (Chief Executive)

    Jun 2011 - Sept 2013

  • CEO, Centre for Healthcare Improvement

    Aug 2009 - Jun 2011
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  NEHTA

  Aug 2011 - Aug 2013

  Member Board of Directors

  NeHTA: responsible for rolling out a national eHealth record in Australia. Board chaired by David Gonski.

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  Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM)

  Jan 2012 - now

  Honorary Fellow
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  Health Service Executive

  May 2014 - Jan 2015

  National Director Acute Hospitals

  Responsible for all publicly funded hospitals in the Republic of Ireland (budget 4 billion euro). "Tony is and was really great and was a great addition to our health service." Health Minister Leo Varadkar RTE radio 7 Jan 2015

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  KPMG Australia

  Mar 2015 - Sept 2016

  National Adviser, Health

  Advising public and private sector health organizations (hospitals, departments of health, insurers, specialist colleges, departments of Premier & Cabinet, universities, pharma, medical device companies) regarding performance improvement, system reconfiguration, demand management, governance, strategy, capital developments, service redesign and clinical-academic partnerships.

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  Smartgroup Corporation

  Oct 2016 - Dec 2017

  Group Chief Executive Health & National Health Adviser

  Simplifying the working lives of hundreds of thousands of Australians through management of employee benefits. Assisting hospitals to become more efficient within their financial constraints through optimisation of workforce. An ASX-200 financial services group of companies.

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  SBH Queensland Inc

  Nov 2017 - Apr 2019

  Member Board Of Directors

  Providing services in Queensland to children & adults with spina bifida for 50 years. An NDIS delivery agency.

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  GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group)

  Mar 2018 - Mar 2021

  Council Member (independent contractor)

  Providing expert advice at C-suite level to international projects.

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  SBH QLD Foundation Ltd

  Jan 2019 - Oct 2019

  Board Chair

  Supporting the work of SBHQ to provide disability services for children and adults with spina bifida.

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  SBH Disability Services

  Oct 2019 - Jul 2022

  Chief Executive Officer

  CEO of a registered NDIS Provider.

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  Bumbleance Australia

  Jul 2021 - now

  Chairman of the Board

  Aiming to provide user-friendly ambulance services to the children of Australia. Registered as an Australian Charity with ACNC.

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  MediGalaxy Australia Pty Ltd

  Sept 2022 - now

  Uncompromising commitment to building the most efficient & high quality Home Support services for the elderly, veterans and people with disability, through Merger & Acquisition, Successful Integration, Customer Centricity. This corporate group has sub-companies providing services in NSW and QLD.

  • Founding Director

    Jul 2019 - now

  • Executive General Manager Quality & Compliance

    Sept 2022 - Jun 2024