Geraldine Carlton specialised in operating theatre nursing, prior to building a career in management. She has held senior nursing roles in PMH and Rockingham General Hospital (RGH) prior to becoming executive director of the Rockingham Peel Group which incorporates RGH, Murray District Hospital, as well as community and mental health services in the Rockingham/Peel regions. As executive director, Ms Carlton oversees a $125M capital expansion program which enabled the tripling in size and significant expansion of services at RGH and the development of more appropriate community services in the Mandurah and Murray regions. Ms Carlton has been a board member of the not-for-profit 'Health Round Table', an organisation that establishes networks and information sharing to improve patient care across Australia and New Zealand. She has a particular interest in safety and quality of services, and has been an Australian College of Health Care Standards surveyor for 5 years.
