Patrick Tuohy
Dr Pat Tuohy is a specialist paediatrician with a particular interest in community child health. Pat has been the Ministry's Chief Advisor Child and Youth Health since December 1997. His responsibilities include provision of specialist child and youth health advice to the Ministry and other Government agencies, coordination and leadership of child and youth health across district health boards and child and youth health professionals and organisations.
Pat has worked in a range of clinical and academic posts, has chaired or served on a range of international, RACP and New Zealand Government committees and working groups, and has for the last 12 years supervised a Registrar rotation through the Ministry of Health. For the last 8 years Pat has had the role of the National Immunisation champion for the ‘Improving Coverage’ immunisation target. Pat’s particular interests are in the areas of developmental and behavioural paediatrics, SUDI prevention, immunisation and child protection.
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