McGrath, Katherine Monica (1948 - )

Originally trained as a haematologist, Katherine Monica McGrath worked as an active clinician, academic, laboratory director and Divisional Chair at the Alfred and Royal Melbourne Hospitals in Victoria until 1995. She then moved to the Hunter in 1995 initially as Director, Hunter Area Pathology Service, and later as the Chief Executive Officer, as well as honorary Professor of Pathology, in 1997. During her appointment, Hunter Health enhanced its reputation as a highly innovative health service both through its own initiatives and through partnerships with organisations such as the Hunter Urban Division of General Practice. Those partnerships led to the development of new models of care such as Transitional Care for the aged and After Hours GP Access in Emergency Departments.

In March 2004, Katherine commenced in the position of Deputy Director-General, Health System Performance, with the NSW Department of Health, which includes responsibility for performance improvement, quality and safety, and information management and technology.

Chronology

1972	National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Research Scholarship received
1987 - 1995	Director of Diagnostic Haematology at the Royal Melbourne Hospital
1989 - 1995	Member of the Anti-Cancer Council Medical and Scientific Committee in Victoria
1990	Chairman of the Pretransfusion Guidelines Working Party of the Australian Society of Blood Transfusion (ASBT)
1992 - 1993	President of the Australasian Society of Blood Transfusion
1992 - 1995	Chairman of the Division of Investigative Medicine at the Royal Melbourne Hospital
1995 -	Professor/Associate Professor at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales
1995 - 1997	Director of the Hunter Area Pathology Service, New South Wales
1997 -	Director of the Health Economic Reform Committee at the New South Wales Department of Health
1997 - 2004	Chief Executive Officer of the Hunter Area Health Service
1998 -	Director of the University of Newcastle Research Associations TUNRA Ltd.
1998 -	Director of the Hunter Medical Research Board
2004	Deputy Director General of Health System Performance at New South Wales Health (NSW Health)