Former UnitingCare executive director and lead author of the Royle review into the PCEHR Richard Royle is working as the acting CEO of the new Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) as the recruitment process for an inaugural head continues.

The government has also started advertising for a general manager for the new cyber security centre that is being established within the ADHA.

Mr Royle was appointed as a start-up adviser in March this year to work on the transition from the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) to the new agency and is also a member of the digital health implementation taskforce steering committee.