Louise Allsopp

Louise Allsopp was originally from the Dorset in the south of England. she trained as a pharmacist in Bath before moving to New Zealand in 2002.

She joined the Whanganui District Health Board as a mental health pharmacist and then became pharmacy manager and Allied Health Manager before taking over in Patient Safety, Quality, and Innovation.

She has enjoyed a number of leadership roles including, most recently, being incident controller at the Emergency Operations Centre during the COVID-19 pandemic.