Welcome to our Chief Executive Officer

Dr Shukla brings extensive international clinical and executive experience across public, private, and charitable healthcare systems. His background provides a broad perspective on how healthcare organisations can best serve their communities.

Dr Shukla’s vision is to strengthen the Hospital through technology, innovation, and collaboration, ensuring our free services continue to reach those most in need, with the same humanity and excellence that define Canterbury’s spirit of care.

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A Message from the CEO

It is a privilege to lead an organisation built on compassion, generosity and service to the community. The Charity Hospital exists because of the extraordinary commitment of our volunteer clinicians and the generosity of donors who believe that healthcare should be accessible to everyone.

Every day we see the difference that timely care can make in someone’s life. As we look ahead, our commitment is to continue strengthening the Charity Hospital, by working together with our volunteers, supporters and community to ensure we keep striving to do better, be better, and deliver the care Cantabrians deserve.

— Dr Akshey A. Shukla
Chief Executive Officer