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Martin is the Chief Allied Health Professions Officer within the Ministry of Health, working in partnership with the Chief Medical Officer, Chief Midwifery Officer and Chief Nursing Officer in providing transdisciplinary clinical leadership and advice. The role works at a systems level as well as providing support to clinicians, programmes and projects across the Ministry.
Martin was the 2019-20 New Zealand Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice. He has completed his doctoral degree in 2019 examining health workforce change. He is passionate about the untapped potential that Allied Health Professions can bring in improving the quality of care provided to our populations, and in turn better meeting equitable population health needs. More recently he worked with his team to publish the first iteration of the Hauora Haumi Allied Health report which captures the potential and associated challenges for an initial grouping of 14 professions with the intention to build on this over time. Another key publication has been the Te Awa Tārai-Career Development Guide for Allied Health Professionals that was developed in partnership with Ngā Pou Mana, the peak Allied Health Body for Allied Health professionals identifying as Māori. |