Finance and Performance Committee
The primary role of the Finance and Performance Committee is to ensure the operating funds, capital works funds and service outputs required of the CEC, are being achieved in an appropriate and efficient manner.
Mr Scott Griffiths PSM
Committee Chair
Mr Scott Griffiths is the former Chair of the Western NSW Local Health District Board.
He is a former Regional Executive Director Western Region NSW Department of Family & Community Services, former Chair Western Region Justice & Human Services Manager Network, and a former Joint Chair of Murdi Paaki Regional Engagement Committee.
Dr Michelle Mulligan OAM
Dr Michelle Mulligan is a Specialist Anaesthetist (FANZCA) at Royal North Shore Hospital and in the private sector. She has management responsibility at Royal North Shore as the Clinical Director of the Division of Surgery and Anaesthetics, and also Chairs the Surgery and Anaesthetic Clinical Network of Northern Sydney Local Health District.
Her qualifications include a Master of Business Administration, Fellowship of the Australian Institute of Company directors and Associate Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators. She has served on a number of Boards including the Council, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and the Northern Sydney Local Health District Board since 2017.
Prof Jacqueline Close AM
Professor Jacqui Close is a consultant in Orthogeriatrics at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney and Clinical Director of the Falls, Balance and Injury Research Centre at Neuroscience Research Australia. She trained in the UK and moved to Australia in 2005. Her research interests range from injury epidemiology, to intervention studies and implementation research.
Jacqui has published over 150 papers and her research is currently focused on injury prevention in dementia, hip fracture care and care of older people in surgery.
She sits on a number of State and National committees in relation to Older People, is the Co-Chair of the ANZ Hip Fracture Registry Steering Group.
Adjunct Professor Michael C. Nicholl
Chief Executive (ex officio Board member)
Prof Michael Nicholl joined the Clinical Excellence Commission as chief executive in August 2022 after a distinguished 40-year clinical career spanning specialist obstetric and gynaecologist roles. He was the senior clinical advisor obstetrics to NSW Health for 15 years. Prof Nicholl is a leader for excellence in safety and quality in healthcare with a firm focus on NSW public health services.
His practical experience across operational and strategic issues, together with clinical academic expertise and insight into the broader quality and safety agenda in healthcare, place Prof Nicholl in a select group of experts in healthcare risk and measurement.
He was the first obstetrician in Australia to become a Fellow of the Australasian Association for Quality in Health Care and nationally has worked with the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare and the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care on key patient safety issues.
In 2017 Prof Nicholl won the NSW government insurer (iCare – TMF) NSW Public Sector Risk Leadership Award.