Physician; Hills Family General Practice; Australia

Wally is a general practitioner and principal GP with a long held and excellent reputation both nationally, and internationally. Wally holds a special interest in higher performing primary health care with a specific interest in person centred care, quality improvement and safety science and achieving health improvement through the Quadruple Aim. His practice, Hills Family General Practice, are practicing as a Patient Centred Medical Home (PCMH) and was considered a leader in the Commonwealth’s Health Care Home Program and NSW Integrated Care project. Health and Primary Care reform and systems integration are central to the work that he does. He co-chaired the Primary Health Care Reform Steering Group which informed the development of the Future Focused Primary Health Care 10-Year Plan, endorsed by the previous Government and is a key informant, participating in the current Government’s Primary Health Care Strategic Reform Group responsible for developing a national strategic plan for primary health care and mobilising the Stronger Medicare budget.