Karol Petrovska

Karol Petrovska is the Director of the Connected Care Team at the Ministry. She is leading a team of subject matter experts in the System Sustainability and Performance Division in the Ministry to drive a more coordinated approach to embedding virtual care across the NSW health system and supporting care pathways from hospital to the community. Over the past 5 years Karol has led the implementation of the NSW Virtual Care Strategy and Implementation Plan and has also established the NSW Virtual Care Strategy Implementation Group, of which she is Chair. She oversees Hospital in the Home reform, implementation of Virtual Urgent Care in NSW and future planning for Virtual Hospitals in NSW. Karol has a clinical background in Occupational Therapy, a Master’s Degree in Journalism and a Doctorate in Public Health. Her clinical career spans several LHDs across NSW and health services in the UK and Ireland. She has worked across several NSW Government agencies, largely at the NSW Ministry of Health as well as the Department of Premier and Cabinet and the Department of Communities and Justice. ​​​​​​​