Chair of the Independent Practitioners Association Council of New Zealand (IPAC)

Bev has been a partner in a three doctor urban general practice from 1980 until 2009, in Rotorua , New Zealand. This was interspersed with a year in general practice in rural British Columbia, Canada in 1987-88.

During her time in Rotorua she was very active in local general practice organisational activity and was chair of the Rotorua General Practice Group IPA from 2001 until 2004. She was also responsible for founding multidisciplinary general practice clinics within local secondary schools, some of the first such clinics in New Zealand.

Following three years as deputy chair of the IPA Council of NZ (IPAC) Bev became Chair of IPAC in 2006, and since February 2009 has held the position of Executive Chair.

Between 2006 and 2009 she was also Chair of the NZ General Practice Leaders Forum.

In December 2009 she was appointed by the Minister of Health to the newly formed National Health Board in NZ.