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Janet Digby is an Auckland based project manager with skills in market research and facilitation. She has worked on projects for many high profile organisations including major trading banks, government organisations, Crown Research Institutes, construction and telecommunications companies.

After having worked for these types of organisations, she now uses her  business expertise to help a variety of clients, including a number within the health sector.

"Janet has consistently produced robust and insightful analysis on complex health and education issues that we have found invaluable in the design and delivery of our services.”
Scott Johnston, CEO, The Hearing House.

In addition to longer term projects, Janet has recently been engaged to:
- Develop quality assurance policies for the National Screening Unit for the newborn hearing screening programme
- Develop and manage a national online database to collect information about new cases of hearing loss diagnosed in New Zealand children
- Design and implement the latest of 7 annual online membership surveys for the New Zealand Audiological Society
- Scope a new service for a service provider in the health sector

Clients enjoy the experience Janet brings to her roles, without the significant overheads of a larger company, putting these services well within the reach of many organisations.

"Janet got her head around a complex task very quickly, and produced a cogent and convincing report that not only gave us a clear direction, but also assured us that we had been right to choose her. Her high quality analysis, relationship and communication skills, and passion to contribute to positive social causes were all evident..."
Iain Hines, Executive Director, JR McKenzie Trust

Janet focuses on understanding the needs of your organisation and on delivering business-relevant results on time and within budget. As a result, her clients keep coming back.

"Your work to achieve all that you have is testimony to your ability to build sound and cordial relationships with partners and the quality of your forecasting work. Trustees have asked that I express their appreciation for the dedication and passion you have shown for your work and for helping to make the cochlear implant service what it is today."
Lee Schoushkoff, Trustee and Chief Executive, Northern Cochlear Implant Trust

Publications, presentations and reports

Digby, JE, Thorne PT, Webster D, Keith WJ, Wilson O, Cooper, M., Improving outcomes for children with permanent congenital hearing impairment: the case for a national newborn hearing screening and early intervention programme (2004) Project HIEDI, Auckland, New Zealand. ISBN 0-476-00923-5 (First author)

Bartley J, Digby JE, (2005) Universal screening of newborns for hearing impairment in new Zealand, New Zealand Family Physician, 32;1.

Presented papers on newborn hearing screening to two international conferences (International Conference on Newborn Hearing Screening NHS: 2004, Italy and National Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Conference, Sydney. 2005).

See Here (2008) Improving services for children with mild and moderate vision impairment, JR McKenzie Trust, Wellington.

See Here (2009) Keeping an eye on your child's vision and Referral for a full vision assessment Funded by the JR McKenzie Trust and developed as a part of a national resource pack for the Ministry of Health, Wellington.

See Here (2010) Vision and Hearing Screening: Information for Educators
Funded by the JR McKenzie Trust and developed as a national resource for the Ministries of Health and Education, Wellington.

Digby, JE, and Spooner S, (2010) Getting Clear on Vision, Education Gazette, 19th April 2010.

Digby JE, Purdy SP, Kelly AS (2011) Deafness Notification Report (2010)
New Zealand Audiological Society, Auckland.

Digby JE (2011) 2011 New Zealand Audiological Society Membership Survey Results. Levare Limited, Auckland.