Health boards CEO quits in wake of row

LEAVING: Graham Dyer feels he has achieved his goals and it is the right time to go.

Wairarapa and Hutt Valley District Health Boards chief executive Graham Dyer is to stand down, following a breakdown with other board members.

"When I took the roles on, there were many initiatives that I wanted to achieve and after five years, I feel my task has been completed," said Mr Dyer.

"I will be taking a break before considering my other opportunities."

Mr Dyer joined the Hutt Valley DHB as chief executive in July 2010, after leaving the Waitemata DHB, where he had been chief operating officer.

In late 2012, after the resignation of his Wairarapa counterpart, Tracey Adamson, he became chief executive of both the Hutt Valley and the Wairarapa DHBs.

This was the result of an agreement between the two DHBs for the provision of chief executive services.

At a national level, Mr Dyer has for some years been the chief executive lead for employment relations for the DHBs.

This is a challenging portfolio, especially when budgets are tight.

Last year it was reported Mr Dyer and Hutt Valley and Capital and Coast DHB chairwoman Virginia Hope were in mediation following rows over management cost-cutting and the merging of the three DHBs.

"Mr Dyer has made a valuable contribution to both the Wairarapa and Hutt Valley and we wish him well in his future endeavours," said Ms Hope and Wairarapa District Health Board chairman Derek Milne.