Norma Campbell

Norma held the position of the Director of Midwifery within a transalpine role for Canterbury and the West Coast DHBs for four years, after moving from her previous 17-year national role with the College of Midwives into the DHB system and the operational space of a large tertiary facility that provides referral services for much of the South Island. At the same time, Norma had responsibility for sustaining community units at Lincoln, Rangiora, and Ashburton and the DHB contracted unit at St George’s Hospital in Christchurch, as well as responsibility for the remote rural maternity systems in the Chathams, Kaikoura, and the West Coast and how to sustain care closer to home.

Since 2017, Norma has, with colleagues, driven the development of a Maternity Strategy for both Canterbury and the West Coast. The same pillars have been used for both DHBs but two very different strategies have emerged following hui in both DHBs. The solutions can often have the same overlying framework, but locally applied solutions that make sense to the local community are what make the difference within such frameworks.

Within her role, Norma sits on various multi-disciplinary groups in both DHBs that link to the community and public health work, as well as Christchurch Campus and Greymouth Campus work.