Director, Strategy and System Priorities, NSW Ministry of Health
George Leipnik is Director of Strategy and System Priorities at the NSW Ministry of Health. His team is leading the implementation of Future Health, the ten-year strategy for NSW Health. This includes key objectives such as supporting the system to deliver better value care, and coordinating the state-wide collections of self-reported information from patients, carers, the community and staff.
George has worked for NSW Health for 12 years in a range of roles including service and capital planning, health technology policy and economic analysis. He has been an advisor at the NSW Department of Planning and Environment and managed operations for a climate change NGO.
His academic qualifications include a Bachelor of Commerce (USYD) and Master of Policy Studies (UNSW).