COL Toni Bushby

COL Bushby commenced her appointment as Director Army Health in September 2019.

A Nursing Officer by background, and the current HOC RAANC, her regimental and clinical experiences have been a combination of Joint and Army appointments. These have included 2nd Field Hospital, 1 and 3 Combat Service Support Battalions, 5th Aviation Regiment, Robertson and Simpson Barracks Health Centres, HQJOC, DOCM-A and SO1 Health Policy at Joint Health Command. She was both an instructor and subsequently the Commanding Officer at the Army School of Health, and was the SO1 Health Workforce and Capability at DAH prior to her current appointment.

She has operational experience in East Timor, Afghanistan and Kosovo, and has qualifications in Health Services Management, Vocational Education and Training, Emergency Nursing and Pre-hospital Care. COL Bushby is an Associate Fellow of the Australasian College of Health Services Management and a member of the Australian College of Nursing. She is a passionate advocate for combat health care within the land domain and for all health craft groups within it.

COL Bushy is married with two young girls, a gracefully aging Labrador retriever, and they are volunteer puppy raisers with Guide Dogs Australia.

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