Northern Adelaide Health + Wellbeing Partnership

Northern Adelaide Health + Wellbeing Partnership

Creating a flourishing and vibrant health and wellbeing community for the Northern Adelaide region.

About us
Our partners

About us

Established in 2022, we are a partnership of 18 founding organisations and numerous collaborating partners with diverse representation from government, local councils, universities, research institutions, private investors, not-for-profits and non-government service providers. We share a common purpose to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for the Northern Adelaide region, and are driven by a shared belief in equity of access to quality healthcare, education and employment opportunities.

Recognising that in addressing complex health and social issues, Closer, we go further, our mission is to leverage our collective strengths and that of community, government and industry to drive generational change in health and wellbeing outcomes through innovative and inclusive solutions that deliver sustainable impact.

The Partnership is governed by an Executive Committee. Subcommittees and Working Groups support our priority project areas. Find out more about joining as an investor member or collaborator.

Governance
Partnership Charter
Partnership Overview

Our priorities

Our vision for the Northern Adelaide region is to create a flourishing and vibrant health and wellbeing community, accelerating economic growth through increased research, education, employment, health and wellbeing opportunities. We are focused on delivering initiatives that are co-designed, co-funded and co-delivered across five strategic areas:

Playford Health and Wellbeing Precinct

Developing a world leading, connected, place-based health and wellbeing precinct, tailored to the unique needs of the Northern Adelaide community.

Education and Career Pathways

Opening doors and designing inclusive pathways for all people living in the North to access further education and training, and creating talent pipelines that are responsive to current and future workforce needs.

Impactful Research

Attracting investment in research and innovation, raising the visibility of the North as a funding test bed for cutting edge solutions applicable on a global scale.

Economic Growth and Development

Identifying and attracting current and emerging industries, incentivising private and public investment and fostering long-term job creation.

Service Access and Connectivity

Advocating for improved access to physical and virtual services, increased connectivity between services and navigation solutions that will remove enduring barriers to wellbeing attainment.

Our partners

PHN Adelaide logo
UniSA logo
ACH Group logo
NALHN logo
Playford logo
SAHMRI logo
Education Logo
Calvary logo
MEGT logo
Flinders University logo
City of Tea Tree Gully logo
City of Salisbury logo
NorthWest logo
University of Adelaide logo
WCH Foundation logo
Wellbeing SA logo
Human Services logo
Sonder logo
GenesisCare logo
Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health logo
The Hospital Research Foundation Group

Governance

To find out more about the governance of the Northern Adelaide Health + Wellbeing Partnership, take a look at our governance structure diagram, and browse our Executive Committee members:

Michelle McKay

Interim Chair, Partnership Executive Committee
Chief Executive, Adelaide Primary Health Network

Karen Puvogel

Interim Chief Executive, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network

Sam Green

Chief Executive, City of Playford

Linda Feldt

Chief Executive, ACH Group

Prof. Esther May

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning), UniSA

Georgie Huxley

Vice President (Leasing)
Northwest Healthcare Properties

Prof. Lucy Chipchase

Deputy Dean, Clinical and Community Practice
College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University

Sharon Kendall

Chief Executive (SA/NT)
Calvary Health Care

Prof. Maria Makrides

Executive Director, SAHMRI 

Come join us!

A true Partnership, we offer access to a brand that can be leveraged by private and public sectors to maximise investment opportunities, incentivise growth, and deliver sustainable health and wellbeing outcomes for the community.

For more information please email: Health.NAHWP@sa.gov.au

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