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For the last 14 years she has filled various positions at the Hospital Association of South Africa. Currently she is involved in matters related to Health Service Delivery. This includes nursing, training, quality assurance and complaint management. She represents private hospital on numerous committees in both public and private entities, as well as serving on the Board of the Council of Health Services Accreditation of South Africa and as a director of the Health and Welfare Sector Education authority. She was appointed to this position by the Minister of Labour in 2005 for a period of 5 years. She recently completed a short course on Financial Management at the S A Institute of Government Auditors. She is a member of the S A Institute of Health Care Managers as well as the Forum for Professional Nurse Leaders. Sharon has written articles and has presented papers at conferences on various topics related to nursing and hospital management.

Sharon is married, has 2 daughters and enjoys reading, embroidery, gardening and her dachshunds.

He has seven years experience in public communications having worked for DRUM magazine as a health journalist, sub-editor, and columnist. Lucas also worked for Lifeline Southern Africa where his responsibility was to interface with the organisation's various publics. At this time he contributed regularly to publications such as Business Day's Health Supplement and Mshana as a health correspondent and health-advice columnist respectively.