Lucy Adams

Lucy Adams took up the role of director of nursing at Whanganui DHB in May 2019. Prior to this she was employed at Waitemata District Health Board as an associate director of nursing and have had clinical governance nursing director positions in Queensland, Australia.

She trained as a comprehensive nurse in the late 1980s and worked at Auckland DHB, and specialized in neurosurgery and neurointensive care before transferring to emergency nursing. During her tenure at Auckland DHB, she was involved in the change management program and was an occupational health and safety advisor. She then joined the New Zealand Police and continued in an occupational health and safety role and was a key project manager for the implementation of stab-resistant body armor, along with other projects. She was then appointed to St John as a health emergency manager where she implemented the MoH emergency management project, the Emergo Train System.

She has worked in Australia, New Zealand, and the Caribbean, in public and private hospitals, on cruise ships, and in rural and remote areas. She has a Bachelor of Nursing, Masters in Health Sciences, and an MBA.