Transforming rural health organisations & building workforce sustainability
Good healthcare shouldn’t require a city postcode.
Keynotes
Jane delivers research-informed keynotes that challenge conventional thinking about workforce design, rural innovation, and professional practice.
Strategic Consulting
Jane works alongside organisations to develop workforce strategies grounded in evidence and shaped by context.
Academic Research
Jane’s research programme focuses on workforces sustainability, professional practice, and rural health contexts.
Kia Ora! I'm Jane
I am a health workforce researcher, strategic consultant, and keynote speaker with a background spanning social work, paramedicine, and senior health leadership across Aotearoa New Zealand and the UK. Drawing on my experience as Director of Allied Health at the West Coast District Health Board, one of New Zealand’s most rural health districts, I have built a career challenging the assumption that innovation flows from cities outward.
My doctoral research, consulting practice, and speaking work all focus on building sustainable, equitable health workforces, with a particular emphasis on rural communities, allied health professionals, and the role that connection and belonging play in keeping practitioners where they’re needed most.
Common keynote themes
Recruit and retain
Retention isn’t about keeping people in roles – it’s about creating conditions where professionals thrive.
Rural innovation
Groundbreaking solutions come from those who see possibilities where others see problems.
Better together
Creating interconnected networks where diverse expertise is equally valued and collective wisdom drives decisions.
Inclusive design
Centred around the experiences of those furthest from power to create solutions that work better for everyone.
Certifications
Wendy Elwood, Runanga
“I really enjoyed your plenary at the Global Advanced Practice summit ... I took so much away to go and research to ensure we are respectful, effective and do not meet our new team mates in a takeover but instead true ‘allyship’. Thank you for giving me that language and timely reminder.”
Senior Allied Health Leader, Metropolitan Australia
Resources & Blog
Case Study: Breathing New Life into a Cornerstone Initiative
Breathing New Life into a Cornerstone Initiative: How Dr Jane George led the transformation of...
From Research to Action: Recommendations for Strengthening Rural Allied Health
My doctoral research exploring rural Allied Health recruitment and retention wasn’t just about understanding what...
Something You Feel, Not Something You Are
Kia ora e te whānau, I was reading over the earliest posts that I wrote...
