Lia is a nurse practitioner with significant experience in primary, hospital and palliative care.
She currently practises in the cardiology service at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora – Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua | MidCentral, where she is responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, coordination and evaluation of care for people with cardiac disorders.
Her role includes facilitating care for patients and their whānau across the care continuum, including improving access to primary, secondary and palliative services. She also supports those providing health services by mentoring registered nurses who are on a pathway to undertake or complete postgraduate study.
Lia, who has a Master of Nursing from Massey University, is passionate about improving health outcomes for people and has a particular interest in supporting equity and access to health services for Māori.
Lia’s approach to nursing is influenced by both her worked and lived experience as a Māori accessing health services.
She has a strong commitment to quality and service improvement. She is the current co-lead of the National Cardiac Clinical Network, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora.
She is the current palliative care interface cardiology representative and is involved with the integration of cardiology specialist services within primary care.
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