New Brunswick health care is putting patients first. To support this, clinical and non-clinical health services delivery in New Brunswick has been transformed into a new structure that supports a standardized, efficient provincial approach to health care.  The new health system will include two Regional Health Authorities, a non-clinical services public sector company and a Health Council.

On behalf of the Province of New Brunswick, we are inviting applications from qualified New Brunswick residents to participate in a governance or Health Council role for these new organizations.

The Health Council will promote and improve health system performance through a dual mandate – engaging citizens in meaningful dialogue and measuring, monitoring and reporting on health system performance to both the public and the health system partners. The Health Council will be citizen-oriented and will have up to 16 members, with half representing citizens and communities and the other half from the RHAs, health professions and academic institutions.

If you would like to be considered as a member of the Health Council, please send a letter outlining your interest and your resume to HealthCouncil@robertsonsurrette.com or to Robertson Surrette at 77 boul Vaughan Harvey Blvd., Suite 101 Moncton, NB E1C 0K2.

Additional information related to the Provincial Health Plan can be found at http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/promos/php/index-e.asp

The deadline date for submissions for all positions is May 16, 2008.  Please note that all appointments will be made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council and Board and Health Council composition will take into account the need to balance urban and rural representation, both official language communities and gender.