Annabelle Regan
Acting Director, Information and Performance Support, Regional Health Division
NSW Health
Annabelle Regan is a Principal Project Officer at NSW Health’s Regional Health Division, based on Awabakal Country in Newcastle. She is the project lead for a portfolio of work including the Rural Generalist Single Employer Pathway program, which aims to increase the number of rural generalist doctors working and living in regional NSW.
Working as an ABC journalist in regional South Australia and NSW instilled in Annabelle a passion for working in and advocating for regional communities. She joined the Regional Health Division after working for a cancer clinical trials organisation and Hunter New England Local Health Distinct.
Annabelle has a Bachelor of Communication from the University of Newcastle and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from RMIT University.
SESSIONS
Day 1
3.40
Panel: Beyond recruitment: Designing rural and remote health workforces that stay
The lived reality of managing small, stretched teams across distance and demand
What’s working to retain staff in rural and remote practice (and what hasn’t)
Designing roles, rosters and support systems that reduce burnout and enable safe care
Building cultures and career pathways that make people stay, not just start
Lacey Healey, Acting General Manager, Orange Health Services, Western NSW Local Health District
Adam Stephen, Workforce & Development Jurisdiction Manager, Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council
Annabelle Regan, Acting Director, Information and Performance Support, Regional Health Division, NSW Health
Lisa Baker, Acting Executive Director, Allied Health, South West Hospital and Health Service