New Service Continuity Manager

12 October 2020

Deborah Callahan started in the role of Manager Service Continuity (Transalpine) at the end of September and will be in the job until 30 June 2021. She is replacing Megan Gibbs, who has been leading the Service Continuity team and the Managed Isolation and Quarantine Facility programme. Deborah has been working on the COVID-19 response on behalf of primary care. She has worked on previous emergency responses over the last 12 years, as a member of the Canterbury Primary Response Group, working out of Pegasus Health on behalf of Canterbury DHB and all three Canterbury public health organisations. “My other day job up till now is Canterbury Clinical Network Integrated Services Programme Manager, working with the Community Respiratory Service. Last year I covered the role of Respiratory Service Manager at Canterbury DHB for six months, which has been a big help in knowing my way around the facilities,” Deborah says. In her new role she hopes to continue the work that Megan and the Service Continuity team are working on, supporting Sue Nightingale in her role as Executive Lead for Service Continuity, integrating emergency plans across the health system, and implementing any recommendations from

Manager Service Continuity (Transalpine) Deborah Callahan

COVID-19 debrief reports to ensure we’re ready for the next emergency. “In Canterbury we are getting plenty of experience in managing emergency responses!” She is looking forward to working with her Canterbury and West Coast DHB colleagues as well as local and regional emergency planners and agencies.