Robyn Batten has been appointed Executive Director of Blue Care, Queensland's not for profit community health and residential aged care provider. Ms Batten will take the helm of Blue Care from February 1, 2011. UnitingCare Queensland conducted an external search for a new Executive Director to fill the role, left vacant by the departure of Stephen Muggleton last year. Ms Batten has been Acting Executive Director of Blue Care since 2 November and has extensive experience in health and aged care and comes from a background in health administration.
Breaking down silos: Whiddon’s regional pilots are transforming aged care
Six 12-week Collaborative Health Care (CHC) Initiative pilots are now live across regional NSW, bringing aged care providers, hospitals, insurers, and Government agencies together to tackle some of the biggest pressure points in health and aged care.