Research governance

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On 01 January 2011, NSW was split into15 Local Health Networks (LHNs), replacing the Area Health Services.

All applicants conducting research at NSW sites should contact the relevant research governance officer for each LHN about completing a Site-Specific Assessment Form. 

The chief executives (CEs) of the new LHNs are:

Metropolitan NSW

Central Coast LHN - Matthew Hanrahan, CE
Illawarra Shoalhaven LHN - Susan Browbank, CE
Nepean Blue Mountains LHN - Kay Hyman, CE
Northern Sydney LHN - Vicki Taylor, CE
South Eastern Sydney LHN - Terry Clout, CE
South Western Sydney LHN - Amanda Larkin, CE
Sydney LHN - Teresa Anderson, CE
Western Sydney LHN - Danny O'Connor, CE

Rural & Regional NSW

Far West LHN - Stuart Riley, CE
Hunter New England LHN - Michael DiRienzo, CE
Mid North Coast LHN - Stewart Dowrick, CE
Murrumbidgee LHN - Susan Weisser, Acting CE
Northern NSW LHN - Chris Crawford, CE
Southern NSW LHN - Maxwell Alexander, CE
Western NSW LHN - Lyn Weir, Acting CE

NB:  These details are complete to the extent they appear in the NSW Health website. 

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