Ms Linda Sorrell
Ms Linda Sorrell joined ANZCA in September 2011 after nearly 20 years’ experience in high-level management positions in the healthcare sector in Victoria and NSW. Linda’s most recent role was as chief executive of Melbourne Health, which cover
s about one-third of metropolitan Melbourne’s population and provides services to regional and rural Victorians. Prior to her four and a half years at Melbourne Health and since 2004, Linda was the chief executive of Southern Health, the largest metropolitan health service in Victoria. Melbourne Health and Southern Health jointly nominated Ms Sorrell for the 2007 Telstra Victorian Business Woman of the Year which she won.
Before moving to Victoria, Linda worked in executive positions in a variety of hospital, network and government settings in New South Wales, covering both clinical and corporate aspects of healthcare. Linda is passionate about education and has a proven track record in engaging stakeholders to improve quality and safety. Her nursing background has given her a sound understanding of patient care and the work of anaesthetists and pain medicine specialists. She holds a masters of health administration, a graduate certificate in casemix and a bachelor of health services management.
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