NSW Medical Staff Executive Council

Meeting Minutes — 9th February 2026 (Draft)

Date: 9th February 2026
Status: Draft
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Attendees

Setthy Ung (Chair)
Adith Mohan
Pecky De Silva
Marilyn Clarke
Puneet Singh
Alastair Blanchford
Anas Naeem
Yashvi Wimalasena
Andrew Evans
Arman Babajanyan
Benjamin Gerhardy
Cheryl McIntyre
David Brown
David Malouf
Ayaz Chowdhury
Mark Priestley
Anne Balcomb
Malvika Ravi
Mark Garcia
Randall Greenberg
George Caponas
Jacqueline Huber
Robert Thomas
Robin Paterson
Samuel Dickson
Lukas Kairaitis
Rebecca Glover
Edmaund Lau
Grant Eruini-Bennett
Howard Fan
Hugh Wolfenden
Ian Korbel
Jenny King
Jeremy Christley
Justine St George
Lohith Karihowda
Mona Marabani
Lisa Raven
Robert Hislop

Apologies: Anne Walton, Winston Cheung, Mary Morgan, Cameron Macintosh, Shamus Shepherd, Kathryn Carmo

Opening

Opening & Acknowledgement of Country given by Setthy Ung (SU).

Confirmation of Previous Minutes: Confirmed.

Action Items

1. NSWMSEC Meeting with Minister & Secretary — 28th January Summary

  • Membership supportive of survey and pleased it was met with appropriate gravity by MoH.
  • Summary of key elements discussed including confirmation of letter of support from MoH on Chairs role, CORE values being a bilateral interaction and encouragement of board-MSC interactions and involvement in key clinical recruitments from MoH.

2. Role of MSC with the NSW Health System Advisory Council

  • Position on Advisory Council initially agreed with MoH.
  • Subsequently chair and deputy secretary of the AC have refused position.
  • Robust discussion around benefit of MSC involvement — being a key conduit across the state and all LHDs of senior clinicians.
  • Many unaware of their representatives on the AC with limited interactions.
  • SU will contact chair of AC directly to discuss further.

3. Albury + Wodonga Letter to NSW MSC

  • Represented to MoH at January meeting.
  • Limited by state legislation as to NSW input.
  • Discussed role of MSC in area and potential for population to advocate for return to NSW Health.
  • MoH have heard concerns and are progressing discussions with Victoria as to concerns.

4. Positive Commendation Framework

  • Draft proposal across local, district and state levels discussed.
  • Key to recognise medical practitioners by medical practitioners.
  • Support from membership to progress concept.
  • SU keen for MoH representation at ceremony.

5. In Person Event

  • PD introduced concept for in person event.
  • Happy to facilitate venue through use of RACS in Sydney.
  • Plan for November 2026 with dates to be circulated; majority poll to progress.

Standing Agenda Items

Treasurer's Report (KC) — Held over.

Business Without Notice

Action Items Summary

Referral Date Description Review Action Officer Status
9/2/26 Resolve position on NSW Health Advisory Council SU to discuss with SP and NN SU
24/11/25 CoMSCCs Teams Invite To be sent out by NSW Health Secretary's Office once contacts shared MoH + AW Closed
20/10/25 State Level SMO staff recognition Framework circulated for comments All
24/11/25 Future In-Person NSWMSEC meeting/conference Dates to be circulated PD
20/10/25 Obtain and circulate treasurer report and review accounts Held over KC
24/11/25 NSW Social Media Policy Concerns to be documented and fed back to MoH AW draft then review Closed
24/11/25 Letter to NSW MSEC from AWH SMSA Meeting with AWH SMSA SU Closed
24/11/25 ToR template for MSCs Place copies on MS Teams CoMSCCs All members Closed
24/11/25 Meeting dates for 2026 Dates + placeholder to be circulated AW Closed
24/11/25 Survey of Council of Chairs to present to next NSWMSEC–MoH meeting Review previous survey results. Any suggestions for specific questions to AW SU / AW / all members Closed
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