Tony Wade RN, BA, M.Admin.  Director, Client Liaison

Tony Wade has 28 years experience in health care environments, encompassing roles as a clinical service provider and service executive manager, researcher and consultant.  Tony also has extensive experience as an advocate and researcher in health issues from a consumer and carer perspective.

In addition to current registration in nursing, Tony holds postgraduate qualifications in public and private sector management theory and practice.  He is an Associate Fellow of the Australian College of Health Services Executives and  a member of the Institute of Public Administration Australia.  Tony also holds an honorary appointment as a senior lecturer in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Queensland.

Tony set up Australia's Health P/L in 1989 and since that time has consulted to, and participated in, many multi-stakeholder health projects in Australia across a range of health priority areas and service types. 
 

With degrees in psychology, biology and psychiatry, Derek has considerable clinical and research experience in the biological and psychological aspects of illness. He has conducted many education sessions for consumers and health professionals on the promotion and maintenance of health, and has published in both areas. Derek is skilled in research design and analysis, and provides support to a range of groups in applied and theoretical health research.

Derek has been Director of Research for Australia’s Health P/L since its foundation in 1989.  Since that time he has supervised and delivered multiple research and consultancy projects for health clients using collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data.